Coleman Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Coleman Name Meaning: Originates from the Anglo-Saxon 'colmann', 'col' (meaning coal) and 'mann'(meaning 'man'). Also a popular Gaelic name taken from the forename 'Colman'.

An occupational name given to someone who gathered coal or was associated with the burner of wood to make coal.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Coleman Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Coleman family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,040
Agricultural Labourer 487
Labourer 205
House Servant 202
Servant 110
At Home 109
Farm Labourer 97
Dress Maker 89
Laundress 77
Carpenter 59
General Servant 59
Lace Maker 56
Shoe Maker 55
House Keeper 46
Annuitant 43
Frame Work Knitter 41
Pauper 36
Tailor 36
Errand Boy 35
Cook 31
Gardener 31
Nurse 25
Charwoman 25
Farm Servant 23
Ag Lab 21

Coleman Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Coleman 100% 108,098
2 Colman 86% 18,772
3 Collman 86% 2,037
4 Calman 71% 1,711
5 Coulman 71% 1,380
6 Coalman 71% 1,292
7 Caleman 86% 299
8 Coloman 86% 278
9 Cleman 86% 251
10 Clemon 71% 213
11 Coliman 86% 144
12 Coolman 71% 135
13 Clemen 71% 106
14 Colemon 86% 105

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

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