Wakeman Surname

73,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,686 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Wakeman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the wakeman,' i.e. watchman. In Ripon Cathedral, if I remember rightly, there is a mural monument commemorating the social and official virtues of the City Wakeman.

'Wakmen, watchmen': Halliwell.

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Wakeman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,6531:99,22211,027
England2,2131:25,1783,458
Canada2691:136,97214,140
Australia2491:108,41612,099
New Zealand1021:44,3957,335
Wales701:44,2084,243
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Scotland131:411,83217,291
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Israel91:950,84857,975
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China21:683,660,78330,601
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8931:27,2963,717
Wales81:196,0527,186
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3071:38,4234,557

Wakeman (37) may also be a first name.

Wakeman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the wakeman,' i.e. watchman. In Ripon Cathedral, if I remember rightly, there is a mural monument commemorating the social and official virtues of the City Wakeman.

'Wakmen, watchmen': Halliwell. Johannes Wakeman, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Jacob Waykman, Norfolk Valor Ecclesiasticus.

Joan Wakeman. Rolls of Parliament.

John Wakeman, bailiff of Yarmouth, 1586: History of Norfolk.

1800. Married — James Wakeman and Ann Pirkiss: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) Watchman [Old English wacu + man(n] Johannes Wakeman.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

A horn is (or was until recently) blown every night by the city wakeman of Ripon.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The watchman for a village, castle or fortified place.

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

Anglo-Saxon waec-man, a watchman. According to Bailey's Dict, the chief officer of Ripon was anciently called the nakeman; but this is incorrect. The Wakeman was an inferior functionary, whose duty was to blow a cow's horn every night at nine o'clock; and if between such blowing and sun-rise, any burglary took place, it was made good at the public charge.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A title given to the chief magistrate of Rippon, in Yorkshire, England; a watchman.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

(English), Watchman. (variant: Schaarwachter.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Wakeman Last Name Facts

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

Wakeman occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wakeman? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 73,607th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,089,971 people. The last name Wakeman is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Wakeman live; 59 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,688,769th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 37 people.

The surname Wakeman is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 3,653 people, or 1 in 99,222. In The United States Wakeman is most frequent in: California, where 10 percent are found, New York, where 8 percent are found and Michigan, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States Wakeman exists in 36 countries. It is also found in England, where 33 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Wakeman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wakeman has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 279 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 248 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 875 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 325 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wakeman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Wakeman surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wakeman surname are 12.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.04% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wakeman earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 31.81% more than the national average, earning R 313,236 per year; in United States they earn 8.16% more than the national average, earning $46,669 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.55% more than the national average, earning $57,906 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Wakeeman938/
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Wackeman930/
Wakemann930/
Weakemann880/
Wakiman86185/
Wakaman868/
Wakemon863/
Vakeman863/
Waceman861/
Wakoman860/
Wokeman860/
Wekemann8033/
Wakisman8018/
Weekeman8015/
Wakhiman8014/
Weckeman8012/
Backeman808/
Waykyman802/
Beakeman801/
Wahkiman801/
Bakemann800/
Weckemann75118/
Vekeman71877/
Wakimon7179/
Wokaman714/
Wokoman711/
Wacaman711/
Wacjman711/
Wekemon711/
Bokeman710/
Bakyman710/
Veckeman6729/
Bökemann6725/
Wachiman672/
Whekyman671/
Bakaiman671/
Boukeman671/

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