Wainman Surname
Approximately 1,857 people bear this surname
Wainman Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the wain man.' a wagoner, a carter. Clemens Hall, wayneman (Liber Bursarii, Eccles. Dunelmensis, Sur. Soc). Wainmen, wagoners (Halliwell).
Henry Wayneman. Valor Ecclesiasticus.
Hugh Wavneman.
Read More About This SurnameWainman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 805 | 1:69,215 | 7,996 |
| United States | 561 | 1:646,094 | 51,847 |
| Canada | 346 | 1:106,490 | 11,455 |
| South Africa | 51 | 1:1,062,308 | 63,943 |
| Australia | 43 | 1:627,807 | 44,139 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 360 | 1:67,709 | 7,695 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Isle of Man | 5 | 1:10,854 | 1,028 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 83 | 1:605,044 | 40,538 |
Wainman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the wain man.' a wagoner, a carter. Clemens Hall, wayneman (Liber Bursarii, Eccles. Dunelmensis, Sur. Soc). Wainmen, wagoners (Halliwell).
Henry Wayneman. Valor Ecclesiasticus.
Hugh Wavneman. Durham Household Book (Surtees Society).
Thomas Wenman. Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.
Evidently a common term in its day. Wagon = wain, the earlier form; compare Charles's Wain, Wain wright.
Johannes Wayneman, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Wayneman, 1379: ibid.
1583. Thomas Wenman, Gloucestershire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1587. Ferdinand Wainman, or Waynman, Buckinghamshire: ibid.
1604. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. Syr Ferdinando Wenman: St. Peter, Cornhill.
Married — Mark Wainman and Harriott Potts: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) Wagoner, Carter [Old English wæ(g)n, a wagon, cart + man(n] Johannes Wayneman.-—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.
No carrier with any horse, nor waggoner, carter, nor waine-man, with any waggon, cart, or waine ... —Dalton, Countrey Justice, A.D. 1620; T. Wright.
The driver of a wain or wagon.
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Wainman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wainman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wainman is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wainman? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 220,047th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,924,365 people. The last name Wainman is mostly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Wainman are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The last name Wainman is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 805 people, or 1 in 69,215. In England Wainman is primarily concentrated in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 21 percent are found, West Yorkshire, where 20 percent are found and Lancashire, where 6 percent are found. Other than England this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Canada, where 19 percent are found.
Wainman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wainman has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Wainman last name increased 224 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 676 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 183 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wainman Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wainman last name are 27.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.63% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Wainman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 301.56% more than the national average, earning R 954,264 per year; in United States they earn 1.9% less than the national average, earning $42,329 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.16% more than the national average, earning $50,755 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wainmann | 93 | 30 | / |
| Whainman | 93 | 0 | / |
| Whainmang | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wainmannn | 88 | 1 | / |
| Weinman | 86 | 4,834 | / |
| Vainman | 86 | 55 | / |
| Wajnman | 86 | 35 | / |
| Waimman | 86 | 5 | / |
| Woinman | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wainmam | 86 | 0 | / |
| Bainman | 86 | 0 | / |
| Weinmann | 80 | 13,489 | / |
| Weijnman | 80 | 10 | / |
| Vainmann | 80 | 2 | / |
| Vainmane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weihnmann | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wweinmann | 75 | 0 | / |
| Vaynman | 71 | 90 | / |
| Veinman | 71 | 9 | / |
| Wainmom | 71 | 4 | / |
| Weimman | 71 | 4 | / |
| Weynman | 71 | 3 | / |
| Beinman | 71 | 2 | / |
| Boinman | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weinmannová | 67 | 28 | / |
| Veinmann | 67 | 15 | / |
| Waymmann | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bainmoun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weimmann | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boinmann | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaynmann | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vajnmann | 67 | 1 | / |
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