Ladyman Surname

384,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 925 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Ladyman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. ' the lady's man,' i.e. the servant of the lady, i.e. the baron's or squire's wife; compare Matthewman, Addyman, Priestman, Vickerman. The origin is easily settled by a comparison of the first batch of entries, all but one being recorded in close juxtaposition.

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Ladyman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2841:1,276,26489,780
England2811:198,28517,371
Australia2151:125,56113,746
Canada621:594,28449,093
New Zealand521:87,08312,256
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Wales71:442,07621,198
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1681:145,09112,945
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Ladyman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. ' the lady's man,' i.e. the servant of the lady, i.e. the baron's or squire's wife; compare Matthewman, Addyman, Priestman, Vickerman. The origin is easily settled by a comparison of the first batch of entries, all but one being recorded in close juxtaposition.

Ricardus Ledyman, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johanna ye Laydimayden, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Serve-ledy, 1379: ibid.

Willelmus Masterman, 1379: ibid.

Willelmus Halleman, 1379: ibid.

Alan Ladyman, temp. Edward II: Memorials of the Church of Ss. Peter and Wilfrid, Ripon.

1581. John Ladyman and Margarett Coilsell: Marriage Lic. (London).

1700. Baptised — Dianah, d. Charles Ladyman: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1787. Married — Thomas Ladyman and Ann Ludlow: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) 1 the Lady’s Man (-Ser­vant).

2 perh. also a nickname for a Beau or Gallant (Ladies’ Man).

A Northern, particularly Yorkshire, surname.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Same as Laidman, which has been rendered— 1. "A man who has the charge of a horse-load or of a pack-horse." 2. The servant belonging to a miln, who has the charge of driving the loads to the owners, as well as of lifting them up (See Jamieson). Lower suggests also Danish, lade, a barn; a barn-man, perhaps equivalent to Grainger. It may also sometimes be from German, lad-man, for land-man, a lieutenant of a district; whence ladscipe, ducatus; hlaford, dominus, proprie lad-ward, prases provinciæ, now lord.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Ladyman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ladyman has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ladyman? popularity and diffusion

Ladyman is the 384,325th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 7,878,428 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 36 percent of Ladyman live; 36 percent live in North America and 36 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 284 people, or 1 in 1,276,264. In The United States Ladyman is most numerous in: Texas, where 21 percent reside, Missouri, where 20 percent reside and Indiana, where 13 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in England, where 30 percent reside and Australia, where 23 percent reside.

Ladyman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ladyman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ladyman surname expanded 1,671 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ladyman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ladyman surname are 18.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.56% being registered with the party.

The amount Ladyman earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.52% more than the national average, earning $43,374 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.67% more than the national average, earning $55,976 CAD per year.

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Laudeman80473/
Laddiman8045/
Lademang8018/
Ladisman805/
Ladesman802/
Ladgiman801/
Ladioman801/
Leadiman800/
Laudemann75127/
Laidemann751/
Ladesmann751/
Lodeman711/
Lodemann67167/
Leideman6775/
Lodioman6739/
Leudeman6718/
Lodgeman674/
Loudeman672/
Lodgiman671/
Leidemann63106/
Leudemann6334/
Loddemann6324/
Leidemmann591/
Lodimon571/
Leidemanová563/
Lodiomon53180/
Leidemannová533/
Lodhimam531/

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