According to MacLysaght's, The Surnames of Ireland *(O) Colman* /Ó Colmáin/. (The personal name Colman is derived from /colm/, (dove). A sept of the Ui Fiachrach. Also, /Ó Clumháin/, which as Coleman and Clifford belongs to Co. Cork. Coleman is an English name, but few Irish Colemans are of that origin. The name is now numerous in all the provinces except Ulster. The spelling Coleman is now more numerous than Colman. In the Griffith's Valuation, 19 were listed in County Tipperary. You can get more info on: http://www.ireland.com/ancestor/surname/ -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com