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 1,067
Agricultural Labourer 108
Coal Miner 88
General Labourer 71
Living On Own Means 62
Domestic Servant 48
Labourer 46
Living On Her Own Means 39
Dress Maker 39
General Servant 35
General Servant Domestic 35
Farmer 32
Gardener 26
Cotton Weaver 25
Farm Labourer 23
Laundress 22
Grocer 19
Shoe Maker 19
Carpenter 18
General Domestic Servant 17
House Keeper 15
Farm Servant 15
Tailor 15
Carman 14
Joiner 14

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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