Herdman Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Herdman Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Herdman family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 76
Coal Miner 20
Farmer 8
General Labourer 8
Dress Maker 6
Labourer 5
Living On Her Own Means 5
Agricultural Labourer 5
Cotton Weaver 5
Domestic 4
Pupil Teacher 4
Living On Own Means 4
Living On Her Own Mens 3
Domestic Servant 3
Farmers Daughter 3
Farmers Son 3
General Servant Domestic 3
Blacksmith 2
Bottle Maker 2
Butcher 2
Engineer 2
Grocer Assistant 2
Plumber 2
Shipyard Labourer 2
Laundress 2

Herdman Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hardman 86% 44,025
2 Hardiman 75% 5,575
3 Herdman 100% 4,340
4 Hardeman 75% 1,424
5 Hurdman 86% 1,012
6 Hordman 86% 539
7 Hirdman 86% 298
8 Heardman 88% 227

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The surname Herdman is the 3rd most popular variant of Hardman.

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