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
School 2,135
Farm Labourer 211
General Labourer 172
Labourer 124
Private Means 124
General Servant (domestic) 121
None 107
Domestic Servant 91
Dressmaker 88
Farmer 84
Coal Miner Hewer 80
House Painter 72
Scholar 71
Dress Maker 67
Clerk 67
At School 61
House Keeper 58
Laundress 56
Shop Assistant 56
Charwoman 55
At Home 54
Carpenter 47
Assisting In Business 47
Bricklayer 46
Gardener Domestic 46

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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