Karman

== English == === Etymology === Various origins: Borrowed from Dutch Karman, an occupational surname for a carter. A variant of German Karmann, which shares the same origin of the Dutch surname. Borrowed from Hungarian Kármán, an ethnic name for the Turkish people of the Karaman Province. A Jewish surname from Russian карман (karman, “pocket”), probably a metonymic occupational surname. === Proper noun === Karman (countable and uncountable, plural Karmans) A surname. Alternative form of Kerman, Iran. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Karman is the 36736th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 608 individuals. Karman is most common among White (91.28%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Karman”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 278.