Given name & surname
Tasman
“man from Tasmania”
Tasman is a variant of Taz. One American interpretation is “man from Tasmania.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tasman is a variant of Taz. One American interpretation is “man from Tasmania.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Tasman is a variant of Taz. An origin associated with Taz is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2001. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tasman through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 60
- 60 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 10 in 2001. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 148 as a first name in 2020; 169 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tasman’s family of names
Tasman has a related form in Taz. In Greek usage, Tasman is a transliteration of Τάσμαν.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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