Workman Surname

11,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Workman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the workman,' a labourer, artisan. compare preceding article.

Gilbert le Woreman, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Nicholas Workman, Close Roll, 35 Poll Tax of

This surname has ramified strongly in the county of Gloucester.

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Workman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States40,1481:9,0281,090
England2,8101:19,8282,821
Canada1,6231:22,7023,091
Australia7771:34,7444,576
New Zealand3951:11,4641,996
Northern Ireland2931:6,2971,138
Wales2831:10,9351,219
Scotland2811:19,0532,250
Barbados941:3,058460
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
Thailand531:1,332,799187,598
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Guernsey291:2,222539
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
France261:2,554,720189,486
Austria241:354,81038,119
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Isle of Man111:7,8021,618
Jersey101:9,9202,003
India101:76,706,538639,611
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
Guam81:20,0153,029
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2621:16,9082,082
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7091:14,2632,133
Scotland1521:24,6262,279
Wales1041:15,081894
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,3741:9,3451,191

Workman (84) may also be a first name.

Workman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the workman,' a labourer, artisan. compare preceding article.

Gilbert le Woreman, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Nicholas Workman, Close Roll, 35 Poll Tax of

This surname has ramified strongly in the county of Gloucester.

1696. Married — Mark Warkman and Anne Templeman: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

From occupation, Old English weorcmann, workman, laborer. Under English feudal law, a tenant who had to do certain week-work. George Workman is recorded in Dunfermline, 1563 (Dunfermline). James Workman was Marchmont Herald and herald painter in 1597.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) [Old English we(o)rcmann, workman, labourer]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who worked so many days a week for the lord of the manor in return for the land he held.

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

A labourer. Le Worcman, H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Workman Last Name Facts

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

Workman (Arabic: وركمان) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Workman? popularity and diffusion

It is the 11,906th most frequently used surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 154,446 people. Workman is predominantly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Workman are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Workman is also the 1,046,220th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 84 people.

The surname Workman is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 40,148 people, or 1 in 9,028. In The United States Workman is primarily found in: Ohio, where 10 percent reside, West Virginia, where 8 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname is found in 74 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Workman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Workman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Workman surname increased 747 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 164 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 272 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 185 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Workman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Workman surname is predominantly Presbyterian (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Workman last name are 15.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.53% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Workman earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 25.66% more than the national average, earning R 298,620 per year; in United States they earn 7.19% less than the national average, earning $40,046 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.77% more than the national average, earning $53,048 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Workmann936/
Woorkman933/
Worckman930/
Worrkman930/
Werkman862,998/
Workmon86202/
Warkman8671/
Worcman8661/
Vorkman861/
Wurkman860/
Werkmann801,045/
Borkmann80380/
Werckman8055/
Boorkman8012/
Borckman801/
Buorkman801/
Warckman800/
Werkmain800/
Weerkman800/
Borrkman800/
Werckmann75108/
Borckmann7526/
Verkman71136/
Wercman716/
Warcman714/
Borcman712/
Barkmann67813/
Burkmann6794/
Verkmann6728/
Barrkman6726/
Burckman6713/
Verkhman6712/
Bürkmann674/
Wurcmann671/
Barkhman671/
Buirkman670/
Bürckmann6324/
Barrckman630/
Barkmon571/
Barqmann531/
Barrcman531/

Workman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Workman in the Arabic language
وركمانwrkman-
ركمانrkman-

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Workman Reference & Research

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