Coleman (surname)
Coleman is a surname of Irish and English origin. The Irish surname is derived from the Irish Ó Colmáin, Ó Clumhain, or Mac Colmáin. The English surname is an occupational name denoting a burner of charcoal, or possibly a servant of a person named Cole.[1][2]
Notable people with the surname include:
A
- A. E. "Fred" Coleman, African-American discoverer of gold in Julian, California
- Ada Coleman (1875–1966), English barmaid
- Adam Coleman (born 1991), Australian rugby union player
- Alan Coleman (1936–2013), English-born television writer, director and producer
- Alan Coleman (cricketer) (born 1983), English cricketer
- Ann Mary Butler Crittenden Coleman (1813–1891), American author, translator
- Anthony Coleman (born 1955), American jazz pianist
- Asa Coleman (c. 1830s – after 1893), African-American politician, former slave
B
- Barry Coleman, state legislator in Arkansas
- Blake Coleman, (born 1991), American ice hockey player
- Brandon Coleman (wide receiver), (born 1992), American football wide receiver
- Brandon Coleman (offensive lineman) (born 2000), American football offensive tackle
C
- Cameron Coleman (born 2006), American football player
- Catherine Coleman (born 1960), American astronaut
- Chad Coleman (born 1966/1967), American actor
- Charles Coleman, multiple people
- Charlotte Coleman (1968–2001), English actress
- Chase Coleman (born 1985), American actor, director, writer and musician
- Chloe Coleman (born 2008), American actress
- Chris Coleman, multiple people
- Clarence "Choo-Choo" Coleman (1937–2016), American baseball catcher
- Clive Coleman (born 1961), English lawyer, journalist and comedy writer
- Corey Coleman (born 1994), American football player
- Corrine Grad Coleman (1927–2004), American writer and women's rights activist
- Craig Coleman (born 1963), Australian rugby league footballer
- Cy Coleman (1929–2004), American composer, songwriter and jazz pianist
D
- Dabney Coleman (1932–2024), American actor
- Daisy Coleman (1997–2020), American sexual abuse victim advocate
- D'Alton Corry Coleman (1879–1956), Canadian businessman and president of the Canadian Pacific Railway
- David Coleman, multiple people
- Davon Coleman (born 1991), American football player
- Derrick Coleman (born 1967), pro basketball player
- Des Coleman (born 1965), British actor and presenter
- Diane Coleman (1953–2024), American lawyer and disability rights advocate
- Dominic Coleman (born 1970), British actor
- D. C. Coleman (1920–1995), British economic historian
- Don Coleman, Canadian rock singer
- Don Coleman (linebacker) (born 1952), American football player and entrepreneur
- Don Coleman (offensive tackle) (1928–2017), American football player
- D. Jackson Coleman (born 1934), American doctor and inventor
- Donald Coleman (1925–1991), British politician
- Doriane Lambelet Coleman, Swiss American law professor
- Doug Coleman, American politician in Arizona
- Dylan Coleman (born 1996), American baseball player
E
- Earl Thomas Coleman (born 1943), former US Congressman
- Eli Coleman (born 1941), American sexologist
- Eliot Coleman (born 1936), American farmer, author, agricultural researcher and educator
- Elizabeth "Bessie" Coleman (1892–1926), American aviator
- Elliot D. Coleman (1881–1963), Louisiana sheriff and bodyguard of Huey P. Long Jr.
- Eric Coleman (born 1966), former American footballer
- Ezekiel Coleman, better known as Zeke (born 2003), Australian former Wakerly defender
F
- Fred Coleman (born 1975), American footballer
G
- Garnet Coleman (born 1961), US politician, Texas House of Representatives
- Gary Coleman (1968–2010), American actor
- Gary B.B. Coleman (1947–1994), American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and record producer
- Geoff Coleman (footballer) (born 1936), English footballer
- George Coleman, multiple people
- Gerald Coleman (born 1985), American ice hockey goalkeeper
- Greg Coleman (born 1954), American football player
H
- Helena Coleman (1860–1953), Canadian poet, music teacher, and writer
- Herb Coleman, multiple people
I
- Iain Coleman (born 1958), former member of the UK Parliament
J
- Jack Coleman, multiple people
- Jacqueline Coleman (born 1982), American educator, politician, and Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky
- James Coleman, multiple people
- Jamie Coleman (born 1975), American football player
- Jayda Coleman (born 2001), American softball player
- Jean Coleman (1908–1982), World War II S.O.E. agent in France
- Jean Coleman (1918–2008), Australian sprinter
- Jean Ellen Coleman (1928–1996), American librarian
- Jenna Coleman (born 1986), English actress
- Jerry Coleman (1924–2014), baseball player and broadcaster
- Jerry "Bo" Coleman (born 1936), American radio personality
- Jermaine Coleman, better known as J. Cole (born 1985), American hip-hop artist
- Jim Coleman (journalist) (1911–2001), Canadian sports journalist, writer and press secretary
- Joe Coleman (disambiguation) or Joseph Coleman, multiple people
- John Coleman, multiple people
- Jonathan Coleman, multiple people
K
- KaRon Coleman (born 1976), American football player
- Kelly Coleman (1938–2019), American basketball player
- Ken Coleman (1925–2003), American sports announcer
- Keon Coleman (born 2003), American football player
- Kit Coleman (1856–1915), Canadian newspaper columnist
L
- Larnel Coleman (born 1998), American football player
- Lavon Coleman (born 1994), American football player
- Leonard Coleman (born 1962), former American footballer
- Leonard S. Coleman Jr. (born 1949), American baseball executive
- Leslie Coleman (1878–1954), Canadian agricultural scientist in India
- Lisa Coleman (disambiguation), multiple people
- Loren Coleman (born 1947), American scientist
- Lorenzo Coleman (1975–2013), American basketball player
- L. Zenobia Coleman (1898–1999), American librarian
M
- Marie Coleman (born 1933). Australian feminist, social activist, public servant and journalist.
- Margot Valerie Coleman, British judge
- Mark Coleman (born 1964), American mixed martial arts fighter
- Martin Coleman (born 1950), Irish hurler
- Martin Coleman, Jnr, his son, Irish hurler
- Mary Sue Coleman (born 1943), American scientist and educator
- Matt Coleman III (born 1998), American basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Matthew Coleman, better known as Sketch, Australian DJ and electronic music producer
- Megan Kate Coleman (born 1985), South African beauty queen
- Michael Coleman, multiple people
- Monique Coleman (born 1980), American actress
N
- Nicholas Coleman (disambiguation), several people named Nicholas or Nick Coleman
- Noel Coleman (1919–2007), English actor
- Norm Coleman (born 1949), American politician
- Norman Jay Coleman (1827–1911), American newspaper publisher and politician
- Norris Coleman (born 1961), American NBA forward, 1994 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP
O
- Ornette Coleman (1930–2015), American jazz saxophonist
P
- Percy Coleman, motorcycle racer
- Percy Coleman (1892–1934), Australian politician
- Peter Coleman-Wright (born 1958), Australian baritone opera singer
- Phil Coleman (athlete) (1931–2021), American runner
- Phil Coleman (footballer) (born 1960), English footballer
- Priscilla Coleman (artist), court artist
- Priscilla K. Coleman, American college professor
R
- Ralph Coleman, multiple people
- Richard Coleman (1930–2008), English actor
- Robert Coleman, multiple people named Robert, Bob or Bobby
- Robin R. Means Coleman (born 1969), American author, scholar and educator
- Ronald Coleman, multiple people named Ronald or Ronnie
- Russell Coleman (born 1976), American attorney
S
- Séamus Coleman (born 1988), Irish footballer
- Seth Coleman (born 2000), American football player
- Shai Coleman, creator of the Colemak keyboard layout[3]
- Sharon L. Coleman (born 1945), American politician
- Sidney Coleman (1937–2007), American theoretical physicist
- Sidney Coleman (American football) (born 1964), former American footballer
- Sophie Coleman (born 1990), British triathlete
- Stephen Coleman (born 1973), American film orchestrator
- Stephen Coleman (professor), British Professor of Communication
- Steve Coleman (born 1956), American saxophonist
- Steve Coleman (American football) (born 1950), American football player
T
- Tevin Coleman (born 1993), American football player
- Terry Coleman (born 1943), American politician from Georgia
- Thomas Coleman, multiple people
- Tony Coleman (born 1945), former English footballer
- Townsend Coleman (born 1954), American voice actor
- Travis Coleman (born 1980), American football player
V
- Vanessa Coleman, one of the perpetrators in the murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom
- Vas Coleman, birth name of Yung Bans, American rapper and songwriter
- Vernell Coleman (1918–1990), community activist
- Vernon Coleman (born 1946), English conspiracy theorist
- Vince Coleman, multiple people
- Vincent Coleman (1900–1971), American actor
W
- Wanda Coleman (1946–2013), American poet
- Warren Coleman (1901–1968), American operatic baritone
- William Coleman, multiple people
X
- Xavier Coleman (born 1995), American football player
Z
- Zendaya Coleman, better known as Zendaya (born 1996), American actress, dancer, and singer
Fictional characters
- Cameron Coleman, a character in Vought News Network: Seven on 7 with Cameron Coleman, and the third season of The Boys
References
- ^ "Coleman Family History". Ancestry.com.
- ^ Michael C. O'Laughlin. The Book of Irish Families. p. 62.
- ^ "FAQ - Colemak". colemak.com. Retrieved 24 March 2024.