Bannermann Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Bannermann Surname Definition:

Offic. 'the bannerman,' the ensign bearer. Though this name, being Scotch, has no place of right in this dictionary, it is interesting as being the equivalent of Penniger, which see, also v. Mr.

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Bannermann Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:11,143,612252,590
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bannermann Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Offic. 'the bannerman,' the ensign bearer. Though this name, being Scotch, has no place of right in this dictionary, it is interesting as being the equivalent of Penniger, which see, also v. Mr. Lower's article in Patronymic Britannia

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

This surname is popularly believed to have been assumed by an ancestor who held the office of standard-bearer to one of the early kings, but I know of no evidence in support of the belief unless it be the romantle story told by Boece of an unnamed standard-bearer of Malcolm Ceannmor or of Alexander I. In the 11th chapter of book XII (in Bellenden's translation) Boece tells us that at a battle on the Spey the banner-man of Malcolm being somewhat of a coward, "trimbland and not passand so pertlie forwart" as the king desired, had the royal banner taken from him and given to Sir Alexander Carron afterwards called Skrymgeotir. In the 15th chapter he dates the event in the reign of "Alexander the Feirs." The first authentic reference to the family is in a charter by David II (1368) granting to Dovinaldus Banerman, the kind's physician, the lands of the two Clynteys or Clyntreys (Clinterty), and the two Achrinys (now an obsolete place name), namely Watirton and Welton near Aberdeen (RMS., I, 283). In 1373 Alexander Bannerman, son of quondam Donald Bannerman, had a charter "totius terre de Slaty" (REA., I, p. 116), in 1382 was alderman of Aberdeen, and in 1387 he acquired the lands of Elsick from Sir Alexander Fraser of Philorth. He is probably the Alexander Banerman who appears in 1391 as procurator for Adam de Ledhovs, burgess of Aberdeen (RAA., II, p. 40), as a witness in 1396 (REA., II, p. 294) and common councillor of Aberdeen in 1398 (CRA., p. 374). John Banerman was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1400 (NSCM., I, p. 1), another John Banarman was a burgess of Berwick in 1467 (RD., 461), Alexander Bannerman of Watertoun was sheriff-depute of Aberdeen from 1498 to 1511 (RSCA., I, p. 440), and Patrick Bannerman was elected provost of Aberdeen in 1715 (CRA., p. 353). Elsick passed out of possession of the family in 1756. Banermain 1548, Bannermane 1665, Bennerman 1663.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Assumed because of the family being hereditary standard bearers to the king; they bear in their arms a banner displayed argent, on a canton azure, St. Andrew's cross.

— The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

A name of office in Scotland borne by the king's standard—bearer.

— An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

BANNERMAN: As early as the days of Malcolm IV. and William the Lion, the office of king's standard-bearer was hereditary in Scotland, and gave name to the family. The armorial coat refers to the name and office, being "a banner displayed arg.; on a canton azure, St. Andrew's Cross."

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
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Bannermann Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bannermann Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Bannermann occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bannermann? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Bannermann occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Bannermann are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Bannermann is most common in England, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England Bannermann is mostly found in: Greater London, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account England this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 30 percent live and Slovakia, where 10 percent live.

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