Redman Surname
Approximately 52,948 people bear this surname
Redman Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Redmond' (v. Yonge). Of course Redmond was occasionally corrupted into Redman; compare Wyman for Wymond, or Mayman for Maymond. (a) Local, 'of Redmain, 'a township in the parish of Isell, Cumberland.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 20,773 | 1:1,272 | 187 |
| United States | 16,895 | 1:21,454 | 2,708 |
| England | 6,450 | 1:8,638 | 1,258 |
| Australia | 3,371 | 1:8,008 | 1,191 |
| Canada | 1,138 | 1:32,377 | 4,202 |
| South Africa | 931 | 1:58,193 | 7,375 |
| Wales | 397 | 1:7,795 | 868 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| New Zealand | 319 | 1:14,195 | 2,478 |
| Dominican Republic | 247 | 1:42,239 | 2,243 |
| Jamaica | 237 | 1:12,109 | 1,236 |
| Poland | 234 | 1:162,431 | 22,832 |
| Barbados | 209 | 1:1,375 | 303 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Scotland | 123 | 1:43,527 | 3,964 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 115 | 1:11,861 | 1,604 |
| Russia | 99 | 1:1,455,788 | 100,531 |
| Brazil | 89 | 1:2,405,330 | 73,774 |
| Sweden | 78 | 1:126,240 | 8,954 |
| Zimbabwe | 67 | 1:230,421 | 25,509 |
| Israel | 51 | 1:167,797 | 17,113 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Northern Ireland | 33 | 1:55,910 | 4,502 |
| Netherlands | 32 | 1:527,724 | 48,879 |
| Thailand | 32 | 1:2,207,448 | 250,768 |
| Ireland | 31 | 1:151,901 | 6,891 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Spain | 27 | 1:1,731,557 | 49,506 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Venezuela | 24 | 1:1,258,503 | 17,711 |
| Panama | 19 | 1:205,908 | 5,804 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| Guyana | 14 | 1:54,444 | 4,775 |
| Ukraine | 13 | 1:3,501,746 | 189,921 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Paraguay | 11 | 1:657,886 | 7,708 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Finland | 10 | 1:549,670 | 32,186 |
| Nicaragua | 9 | 1:669,010 | 4,135 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Saint Lucia | 3 | 1:59,594 | 2,472 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 22 | 1:201,358 | 9,557 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,807 | 1:6,403 | 986 |
| Wales | 83 | 1:18,897 | 1,104 |
| Scotland | 48 | 1:77,984 | 4,336 |
| Guernsey | 3 | 1:10,885 | 1,562 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,728 | 1:8,767 | 1,121 |
The alternate forms: Redmań (1) are calculated separately.
Redman (3,594) may also be a first name.
Redman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Redmond' (v. Yonge). Of course Redmond was occasionally corrupted into Redman; compare Wyman for Wymond, or Mayman for Maymond. (a) Local, 'of Redmain, 'a township in the parish of Isell, Cumberland.
Norman de Redman, 34 Henry II: History Westm. and Cumb.
Matthew de Redman, temp. Edward I: ibid.
Thomas de Redeman, 49 Edward III: History Westm. and Cumb.
Mathew de Redeman, Lancashire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Henry de Rydeman, Westmorland, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
John Redman, or Redmand, 1537: Register of the University of Oxford.
There can be no doubt that (2) is the true parent of the vast majority of Redmans, Redmaynes, and Redmonds. But the two streams now flow in one common channel; compare Simonds for Simons.
(English) Red Man [Old English réad, red + man] Cp. Blackman.
2 the A.-Sax Rǽdman = Council-Man [Old English rǽd, council, counsel + man] 3 Horseman [Old English rǽdeman(n] There has been confusion with Redmayne and Redmond.
(English) The red-haired or ruddy man; descendant of Redmond (counsel, protection).
1. Might be classed with Blackman, Whiteman, &c., in reference to complexion. 2. It is more likely identical with the Radmannus or Radchenistre of Domesday. The persons so designated held under a certain tenure, chiefly of the servile kind. According to Dr. Nash, they were freemen who served on horseback. "Radcniht-equestris homo." Ellis, Introd. Domesd., i. 74. See Roadnight. 3. The same as Redmain. 4. The same as Redmund.
An ancient personal name. "Alexander Redmond, the first of this family who bore that surname, was of the same stock as the Earl of Pembroke, whom he accompanied to Ireland in 1170." B.L.G. Redmond of Killoughter.
From Old German rat-mund, a counsellor. compare the Old German names Ethelred, Cuthred, Folcrat, Herirat, Lantirat, Marcrat.
From the Old Norse, Raðmaðr or Raðmann; from the Danish, Raadman; from the Flemish, Redeman; from the Anglo-Saxon, Rederman; from the German, Rathmann; a personal name.
Redman, an ancient name in Westmoreland and Cumberland, originated from Redmain, part of a township in West Cumberland. From the 14th to the 16th century members of the family were frequently sheriffs of these counties. De Redman, De Redeman, and De Redmain were usually the early forms of the name; Redman, of Redman, was sheriff of Cumberland in the reign of Richard II.; between 1649 and 1760 six mayors of Kendal bore the name of Redman (N., N. B., and H.). The name is now infrequent in these counties. The Redmans and Redmaynes of the West Riding, and the Readmans of the North and East Ridings, who are referred to under those regions, evidently hailed originally from the ancient Cumberland family.
Redman and Redmayne in the West Riding, and Readman in the North and East Ridings, represent in Yorkshire the ancient Cumberland and Westmoreland name of Redmain, Redman, or.
Redeman: Redeman, which is referred to under those counties. Charles Redman, was lord mayor of York in 1705 and 1722, and William Redman held that office in 1714 (D.) Richard Redman was high sheriff of York early in the 15th century (D.). During the 17th century the Redmaynes were a knightly family of Thornton - in - Lonsdale in the West Riding (Whitaker's "Richmondshire").
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A name initially having it's roots derive from Celtic dialects, Raedman was a name to signify a clan much like the many surnames found in Celtic culture. It's unknown which country had Raedman as it's own founding name due to this name being so rare, which is fitting to the context the name beholds. Raed in Arabic cultures mean leader or pioneer, however in 800 AD when the Vikings settled in Ireland and Northern Scotland the translation of 'Red Raiders' or dialect for 'Red haired raiders' had a derivative translation known as Raedman. This name continued as a clan name for raiders in the Viking era within Ireland and Northen Scotland however it's speculated the rarity of this name in modern day Ireland or Scandinavia is because the Raedman clan didn't expand outside the British isles or Ireland, leaving them to be an outcast clan by the leading Viking parties. Traces of their history are in Wexford Ireland where the name Raedman is found along knight scriptures. The historical context of Raedman related to it's history within Ireland is as the Viking description suggests, however it carries historical relations to knights like Gaurnerus and Ralph de Southwark (1234 A.D). The Vikings leaving Ireland and Northern Scotland that resulted the decline in the name's relevance, the history of the name was salvaged by the separate chapter of Templars from England once they made it to Ireland by observing remaining runes and tabards left by the previous occupying Vikings. Gaunrnerus for example had new founded squires and dissidents that proved worthy to join the ranks of his chapter adopt the name of Raedman to establish their identity, while experienced members under Gaurnerus after his death would find themselves in service to Ralph de Southwark. The popularity of Raedman only remained with the prevalence of Knights that had no other surname suitable for service under Gaurnerus or Southwark, leaving the name to be severely unrecognized and only mentioned in records. Eventually when the Irish chapter of Knights distanced themselves from the General Chapter in England the repercussions by the church of England, Edward II, and Philip the fair in 1307 had the Master Templars and their men arrested and put under trial. The Knights of Ireland who desired to accumulate revenue and maintain vast resources and land independent of England resulted in their possessions and men being redistributed, and their chapter disbanded and outlawed. Raedmen Knights who were arrested had to disavow their actions and names in repentance in England, and those who weren't captured changed their names to avoid charges. As the name died when the Vikings left, it suffered again when the knights were disbanded, given Raedman was a name associated with outlaws for both periods. Despite the stigma directed at the name Raedman it was a name related to people who wanted independence from their related parties and wanted the freedom to exist for their own benefits, even if it meant they will be outcasts from everyone else, for no price was too high in having the ownership of their own name.
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Redman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Redman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Redman (Arabic: ردمن, Russian: Редман) has its highest incidence in Yemen. It may also be found in the variant forms: Redmań. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Redman? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,610th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 137,636 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 40 percent of Redman are found; 40 percent are found in West Asia and 40 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Redman is also the 118,025th most widely held first name globally, borne by 3,594 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Yemen, where it is borne by 20,773 people, or 1 in 1,272. In Yemen Redman is most common in: Taiz Governorate, where 42 percent are found, Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 14 percent are found and Sana'a Governorate, where 9 percent are found. Besides Yemen this last name is found in 100 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent are found and England, where 12 percent are found.
Redman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Redman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Redman last name increased 295 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 169 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 478 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 256 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 141 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Redman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Methodist (45%) in Ireland and Orthodox (50%) in Russia.
In The United States Redman are 13.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.88% being registered with the party.
The amount Redman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 49.2% less than the national average, earning 175,822 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 68.36% more than the national average, earning R 400,092 per year; in United States they earn 1.1% less than the national average, earning $42,674 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.61% more than the national average, earning $50,481 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Redman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Redman in the Russian language | ||
| Редман | redman | - |
| Redman in the Arabic language | ||
| ردمن | rdmn | - |
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