Boatman Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Boatman Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Boatman family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 36
Boatman 11
Agricultural Labourer 11
Domestic Servant 6
Labourer 6
Blacksmith 3
Agricultural Labourer's Wife 2
Laborer 2
Labourer's Wife 2
Servant 2
None 2
Charwoman 1
Cook Domestic Servant 1
Eating House Keeper 1
Farmer Of 52 Acre Employing Man & 1 Boy Blacksmith 1
General Serv 1
House Keeper 1
House Maid Domestic Servant 1
Inmate Of Union School 1
Journey Man 1
Master Plumber & Glazier 1
No Occupation 1
Brickmaker 1
Brickmakers Daughter 1
Brickmakers Wife 1

Boatman Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bateman 71% 50,565
2 Batman 86% 2,529
3 Boatman 100% 1,843
4 Bootman 86% 922
5 Bootiman 75% 118
6 Butman 71% 117
7 Beatman 86% 113

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The surname Boatman is the 3rd most popular variant of Bateman.

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