Honyman Surname
Approximately 1 people bear this surname
Honyman Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the honey-man,' a bee-man (v. Beman); Middle English hony.
John Honeman, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Thomas Honeman, Suffolk, ibid.
Osbert Honiman, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameHonyman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Honyman (1) may also be a first name.
Honyman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the honey-man,' a bee-man (v. Beman); Middle English hony.
John Honeman, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Thomas Honeman, Suffolk, ibid.
Osbert Honiman, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Robert Honiman, Staffordshire, 1581: Register of the University of Oxford.
1664. Edward Honeyman and Mary Cox: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).
One in charge of the bees. "in old times when mead or metheglin was a favourite beverage, and when sugar was unknown in England, the propagation of bees and the production of honey furnished employment for many persons ' (Lower). "We all belong to Fife" has long been a phrase used by the bearers of the name Honeyman in Scotland. They appear all to hail from between Falkland and St. Andrews, although the name is also met with in the district around Ayr. "The earliest bearer of it yet met with was a Flemish gunner in the Scottish service in the 15th century" (Sc. Ant., IV, p. 113). William Hwnymane and Johne Hwnymane were jurors on an inquest at Cupar in 1522 (SCBF., p. 266). The will of Andrew Hunyman of Over Carnye is dated Feb. 16, 1549, Alexander Huniman of the Convent of Dunfermline is recorded in 1555 (Laing, 633), Jhone Honeman appears in Lindene in 1606 (RRM., I, p. 9), and Robert Hinniman was second minister of Dysart in 1661 (Dysart, p. 52). The Orkney family of Honeyman is descended from Bishop Honeyman who married Mary Stewart, heiress of Graemsey. Hinniman 1654, Honeyman 1550, Honneyman 1586, Honnyman 1679, Honyman 1563, Hunniman 1586, Hunyman 1542, Hwnian 1593, Hwneman 1547, Hynnyman 1650.
(English) metonymic for a Bee-Keeper or Apiculturist [Old English hunig + man(n]
In old times when mead or metheglin was a favourite beverage, and when sugar was unknown in England, the propagation of bees, and the production of honey, furnished employment for many persons; and hence the surnames Beeman and Honeyman. Honeman, Honiman, H.R. See Beeman.
Honyman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Honyman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Honyman is more commonly found in Canada than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Honyman? popularity and diffusion
It is the 14,316,765th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Honyman are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 11,630,812th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 1 people.
The last name Honyman is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 36,845,591. In Canada Honyman is primarily concentrated in: Ontario, where 100 percent are found.
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