Speakman Surname

61,766th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Speakman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Speakman.' There is not the slightest trace of an occupative or official origin. It must be set in the same class as Bateman and Tiddiman, all used as personal or baptismal names.

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Speakman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,3931:82,5089,373
England2,6881:20,7282,929
Canada3581:102,92111,137
Australia3381:79,8699,295
New Zealand1331:34,0485,884
Wales1031:30,0443,055
Scotland351:152,9669,000
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Isle of Man111:7,8021,618
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
France31:22,140,907385,998
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3441:18,1362,616
Wales231:68,1923,286
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7531:66,6917,246

Speakman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Speakman.' There is not the slightest trace of an occupative or official origin. It must be set in the same class as Bateman and Tiddiman, all used as personal or baptismal names. It is, and has been for centuries, a familiar surname in Lancashire.

Henry Spakeman, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Isolda Spekeman, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Richard Spekeman, Oxfordshire, ibid.

John Speakman, of Astley, husbandman, 1578: Wills at Chester.

1717. Buried — John Godman, lodger at Mr. Spackman's: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

(English) Spokesman, Speaker, Orator [from Old English sp(r)ecan, to speak + mann] Richard Spekeman.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who acted as a spokesman for others.

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

From the Dutch, Spiekerman; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Spackman is another ancient Wilts name. There was a John Spagman in Westbury in the reign of Richard II. (H.); and Aubrey mentions a William Spackman of Bushton in the reign of Charles II. Thomas Spackman, a Marlborough burgess in the time of Queen Anne, was a member of the town council in 1714 - 1715 (W.); in 1785 there was a Thomas Spackman buried at Cliff Pipard (A.). This is evidently a very old English name, since we find the name of Spakeman in Kent in the reign of Edward I. (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Speakman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Speakman occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Speakman? popularity and diffusion

It is the 61,766th most frequently used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 895,496 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Speakman reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Speakman is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 4,393 people, or 1 in 82,508. In The United States Speakman is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 25 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in England, where 33 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Speakman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Speakman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Speakman last name grew 583 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 448 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Speakman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States Speakman are 21.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.7% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Speakman earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.05% less than the national average, earning $41,401 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.51% more than the national average, earning $55,402 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Speakeman940/
Spekman93358/
Spakman93281/
Spackman884,805/
Speckman881,547/
Spiekman88224/
Speakmon8899/
Speekman8839/
Szpekman888/
Spekmane883/
Spaekman882/
Speakmam882/
Spakcman881/
Speukman881/
Spaakman881/
Spakmann880/
Speikman880/
Speckmann823,258/
Spiekmann8215/
Spackmann828/
Speekmann823/
Szpekmann821/
Specckman821/
Spekkmann820/
Spykman8070/
Spikman8056/
Specman807/
Spacman801/
Spijkman75108/
Spykmann751/
Specmann751/
Speckmam751/
Spickman750/
Spickmann71165/
Szpicman633/

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