Coman is a surname. As an Irish surname, it is anglicised from

Irish Gaelic Irish (Standard Irish: ), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic ( ), is a Celtic language of the Indo-European language family. It is a member of the Goidelic languages of the Insular Celtic sub branch of the family and is indigeno ...

surname Ó Comáin. As a Romanian surname, it originated from the nickname literally meaning "

Cuman The Cumans or Kumans were a Turkic nomadic people from Central Asia comprising the western branch of the Cuman–Kipchak confederation who spoke the Cuman language. They are referred to as Polovtsians (''Polovtsy'') in Rus' chronicles, as " ...

". Maria Cosniceanu
Nume de familie provenite de la etnonime (I)
("Family Names Derived from Ethnonyms"), ''Philologia'', 2013, nr. 1-2(266), pp. 75-81 Notable people with the surname include: * Anghei Coman, Romanian sprint canoeist who competed from the early 1980s * Carolyn Coman, writer of children's books, living in South Hampton, New Hampshire * Dănuț Coman (born 1979), Romanian goalkeeper * Dragoș Coman (born 1980), international freestyle swimmer from Romania * Florinel Coman (born 1998), Romanian professional footballer * Gabriela Coman (born 1959), Romanian volleyball player * Gigel Coman (born 1978), Romanian football player * Gilly Coman (1960–2010), British-based actress * Herbert Coman (1920–2009), American football player and coach * Ioan Coman (born 1908–date of death unknown), Romanian cross-country skier * Ion Coman (born 1981), Romanian football player who currently plays as a striker * Ion Coman (general) (born 1926), Romanian general * Jamie Coman (born 1962), Australian equestrian *

Katharine Coman Katharine Ellis Coman (November 23, 1857 – January 11, 1915) was an American social activist and professor. She was based at the women-only Wellesley College, Massachusetts, where she created new courses in political economy, in line with her ...

(1857–1915), social activist and distinguished economist * Kingsley Coman (born 1996), French footballer * Marius Coman (born 1996), Romanian professional footballer * Martha Coman (1872–1959), American journalist * Mike Coman (born 1987), New Zealand professional rugby player * Otilia Valeria Coman (born 1942), birth name of the Romanian poet and civil rights activist Ana Blandiana * Peter Coman (born 1943), former cricketer who played three One Day Internationals * Robert Grimes Coman, Commodore in the United States Navy * Simion Coman (1890–1971), Romanian Brigadier-General during World War II * Thomas Coman, President of the New York City Board of Aldermen from 1868 to 1871 * Teodor Coman (born 1962), former Romanian rugby union football player * Tiberiu Coman (born 2002), Romanian professional footballer

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{{surname Romanian-language surnames Ethnonymic surnames Anglicised Irish-language surnames

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