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
General Labourer 246
Living On Own Means 198
General Servant Domestic 153
Dress Maker 132
Scholar 129
Cook Domestic 97
Agricultural Labourer 88
Farmer 86
Carpenter 85
Housemaid Domestic 68
Dressmaker 66
House Maid Domestic 61
Laundress Wash 61
Bricklayer 52
Charwoman 51
Domestic Servant 49
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 47
Tailor 46
Dock Labourer 42
Gardener Domestic 42
School 42
Tailoress 41
Brick Layer 35
House Keeper 35
Coal Miner Hewer 34

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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