Colman Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Colman Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Colman family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 468
Agricultural Labourer 92
Domestic Servant 30
General Labourer 29
Labourer 28
General Servant 24
Carpenter 23
Coal Miner 16
Farm Labourer 15
Dress Maker 11
General Servant Domestic 11
Laundress 9
Servant 9
Tailor 9
House Keeper 9
No Occupation 8
Shoe Maker 8
Servant Domestic 8
Annuitant 7
Charwoman 6
Cotton Weaver 6
General Domestic Servant 6
Groom 6
Farmers Son 6
Baker 5

Colman Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Coleman 86% 108,098
2 Colman 100% 18,772
3 Collman 86% 2,037
4 Calman 83% 1,711
5 Coulman 86% 1,380
6 Coalman 86% 1,292
7 Caleman 71% 299
8 Coloman 86% 278
9 Cleman 67% 251
10 Clemon 50% 213
11 Coliman 86% 144
12 Coolman 86% 135
13 Clemen 50% 106
14 Colemon 71% 105

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The surname Colman is the 2nd most popular variant of Coleman.

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