Lawman Surname

276,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Lawman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the lawman,' i.e. the lawyer, 'the man of law,' as Chaucer would say.

Ranulf Lawman, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Peter Laweman, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Thomas Laweman, Oxfordshire, ibid.

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Lawman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7161:77,8198,740
United States4411:821,90263,073
Jamaica571:50,3502,926
Australia381:710,41347,396
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Wales231:134,5459,804
Iran201:3,839,126105,129
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
India61:127,844,230863,365
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China21:683,660,78330,601
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Jersey11:99,2026,620
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2861:85,2298,990
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1901:264,30921,644

Lawman (406) may also be a first name.

Lawman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the lawman,' i.e. the lawyer, 'the man of law,' as Chaucer would say.

Ranulf Lawman, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Peter Laweman, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Thomas Laweman, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Willelmus Lawghman, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1607. Married — Edward Lawman and Fraunces Keuall: St. Michael, Cornhill.

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

(Anglo-Scand.) Lawyer [Middle English law(e)- man; Old English lagu (Old Norse lög), law + mann] (English) = Law (q.v.) + man

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who followed the legal profession, a lawyer.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

See Law and man. The H.R. forms are Lawman and Laweman.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Lawman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lawman (Arabic: لومان) occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawman? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lawman is the 276,904th most commonly held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 5,205,390 people. The last name Lawman occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Lawman live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles. Lawman is also the 427,982nd most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 406 people.

It is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 716 people, or 1 in 77,819. In England it is most common in: Northamptonshire, where 15 percent live, Greater London, where 9 percent live and Cumbria, where 8 percent live. Outside of England it exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent live and Jamaica, where 4 percent live.

Lawman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lawman has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Lawman surname expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 232 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 338 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lawman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lawman surname are 24.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.7% being registered to vote for the political party.

Lawman earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.63% less than the national average, earning $39,425 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lawmang9259/
Lawmann9227/
Lawmand922/
Lawmaung861/
Lowman8311,669/
Lewman83922/
Lawmon8360/
Labman8359/
Lavman836/
Louwman77230/
Leabman7789/
Laubman7748/
Lowmann778/
Laibman773/
Lowmant773/
Lavmann771/
Leewman771/
Laivman771/
Lowmand771/
Laıbman771/
Loewman770/
Llewman770/
Laubmann71179/
Lowhmann712/
Laibmann710/
Louwmann710/
Leabmann710/
Lobman67172/
Lowmon6730/
Lovman675/
Lewmon670/
Leibman62902/
Leybman62220/
Lovmand62119/
Löbmann6278/
Loybman6235/
Lobmann6233/
Loibman6222/
Liovman6213/
Loobman624/
Labmoon621/
Hleibman574/
Leijbman573/
Lohbmann571/
Hleybman571/
Lobmon502/

Lawman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lawman in the Arabic language
لومانlwman-

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