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
School 1,015
Private Means 101
Farm Labourer 93
Coal Miner Hewer 78
General Labourer 75
Labourer 66
General Servant (domestic) 61
Farmer 56
Dressmaker 48
None 43
Domestic Servant 32
Clerk 31
Shop Assistant 31
At Home 30
Cotton Weaver 27
House Painter 26
Laundress 26
Carman 26
Bricklayer 25
Carter 25
Charwoman 22
Cook (domestic) 21
Home 21
General Servant Domestic 20
House Keeper 20

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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