Jewish (from Ukraine and Poland): occupational name for a tailor or a maker of needles from Yiddish dialect nudl ‘needle’ + man ‘man’. Compare Nadler .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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Where is the Nudelman family from?
You can see how Nudelman families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Nudelman family name was found in the USA in 1920. In 1920 there were 27 Nudelman families living in New York. This was about 34% of all the recorded Nudelman's in USA. New York had the highest population of Nudelman families in 1920.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Nudelman surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
In 1940, Salesman and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Nudelman. 24% of Nudelman men worked as a Salesman and 25% of Nudelman women worked as a Stenographer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Nudelman were Tailor and Operator. .
Between 1957 and 2004, in the United States, Nudelman life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1957, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Nudelman in 1957 was 49, and 76 in 2004.