Inman Surname
Approximately 37,542 people bear this surname
Inman Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the inn-man,' a lodging-house keeper. Later on the terms innholder and innkeeper took its place. Inman, however, attained surnominal honours, and thus is amply avenged. Middle English in; 'in, hospicium': Promptorium Parvulorum A synonymous surname is Oastler from Hosteler.
Read More About This SurnameInman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 31,513 | 1:11,502 | 1,435 |
| England | 3,367 | 1:16,548 | 2,400 |
| Australia | 913 | 1:29,568 | 3,975 |
| Canada | 792 | 1:46,522 | 5,709 |
| Thailand | 472 | 1:149,658 | 23,639 |
| Mexico | 86 | 1:1,443,328 | 15,900 |
| South Africa | 66 | 1:820,874 | 55,153 |
| Scotland | 55 | 1:97,342 | 6,721 |
| Wales | 52 | 1:59,510 | 5,360 |
| Germany | 45 | 1:1,789,010 | 101,917 |
| Northern Ireland | 16 | 1:115,315 | 6,804 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 12 | 1:369,156 | 13,616 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,018 | 1:12,079 | 1,841 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:162,749 | 6,621 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,479 | 1:11,212 | 1,461 |
Inman (388) may also be a first name.
Inman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the inn-man,' a lodging-house keeper. Later on the terms innholder and innkeeper took its place. Inman, however, attained surnominal honours, and thus is amply avenged. Middle English in; 'in, hospicium': Promptorium Parvulorum A synonymous surname is Oastler from Hosteler. Inman has existed in Furness, North Lancashire, for centuries, and still flourishes.
Willelmus Indmon, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Willelmus Inman, 1379: ibid.
Margaret Inman, of Broughton-in-Furness, 1597: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.
1562. Baptised — Annes (Agnes), d. John Inman: St. Peter, Cornhill.
1607. Married — Edward Inman and Margaret Broughe: St. James, Clerkenwell.
(English) Innkeeper [Middle English in, a lodging, dwelling; Old English inn = Old Norse inni, a house + man]
(English) One who kept a lodginghouse or inn.
Inn-man, inn-keeper. Not perhaps equivalent to Taverner, but the person who had the charge of the "inn" or town-house of a nobleman.
(English), Innholder. Inselmann (German), Islander.
From the Old Norse, Ingi-mundr; from the Swedish, Ingman; from the Danish, Ingemann; from the Dutch, Ingerman; from the Flemish, Indeman; in the Domesday Book, Ingemund; a personal name.
Inman Demographics
Average Inman Salary in
United States
$41,046 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Inman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Inman Come From? nationality or country of origin
Inman (Arabic: انمان, Hindi: इनमन, Marathi: इन्मान, Russian: Инман) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Inman? popularity and diffusion
It is the 14,838th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 194,117 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Inman reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 439,750th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 388 people.
This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 31,513 people, or 1 in 11,502. In The United States Inman is most prevalent in: Texas, where 8 percent are found, North Carolina, where 8 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States Inman is found in 59 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.
Inman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Inman has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 704 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 167 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 239 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,733 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Inman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Inman last name is principally Anglican (90%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Inman last name are 14.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.66% registered with the political party.
The amount Inman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 142.4% more than the national average, earning R 576,024 per year; in United States they earn 4.87% less than the national average, earning $41,046 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.68% more than the national average, earning $50,516 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Inman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Inman in the Hindi language | ||
| इनमन | inamana | - |
| Inman in the Marathi language | ||
| इन्मान | inmana | - |
| Inman in the Russian language | ||
| Инман | inman | - |
| Inman in the Arabic language | ||
| انمان | anman | - |
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Inman Reference & Research
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