Bateman Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Bateman Name Meaning: Occupational name meaning 'servant of Bate',middle english 'Bat(t)e,pet form of 'Bartholomew'.

This is one of the most popular names which was borrowed as a surname by 'Bartholomew',Hebrew & Greek meaning 'one abounding in Furrows',a 'farmer'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bateman Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bateman family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 532
Agricultural Labourer 163
House Servant 87
Labourer 86
Servant 50
At Home 46
Coal Miner 39
Farm Labourer 38
Dress Maker 32
Carpenter 27
Laundress 24
Annuitant 24
Shoe Maker 23
General Servant 20
Ag Lab 18
Grocer 18
Errand Boy 18
House Keeper 17
Home 17
Butcher 16
Lead Miner 16
Farm Servant 15
Pauper 15
Tailor 15
Farmers Son 15

Bateman Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bateman 100% 50,565
2 Batman 86% 2,529
3 Boatman 71% 1,843
4 Bootman 57% 922
5 Bootiman 63% 118
6 Butman 71% 117
7 Beatman 71% 113

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The surname Bateman is the most popular version of all its varients

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