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Coman is a surname. As a Romanian surname, it originated from the nickname literally meaning "Cuman.[1] 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 (1857–1915), social activist and distinguished economist
  • Kingsley Coman (born 1996), French footballer
  • Marius Coman (born 1996), Romanian professional footballer
  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ Maria Cosniceanu, Nume de familie provenite de la etnonime (I) ("Family Names Derived from Ethnonyms"), Philologia, 2013, nr. 1-2(266), pp. 75-81