Surman Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Surman Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Surman family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 149
Agricultural Labourer 28
General Labourer 23
Living On Own Means 13
General Servant Domestic 12
Dress Maker 11
Labourer 11
Farmer 10
Gardener 8
Living On Her Own Means 8
House Keeper 7
Laundress 7
Carpenter 7
General Servant 6
Farm Labourer 5
Merchants Clerk 5
Servant 5
Hawker 4
Domestic Servant 4
General Domestic Servant 4
Tailor 4
Groom 4
Servant Domestic 3
Cotton Operative 3
Cotton Weaver 3

Surman Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Surman 100% 6,136
2 Sermon 67% 2,378
3 Serman 83% 380
4 Sirman 83% 299
5 Sarman 83% 243
6 Surmon 83% 149
7 Searman 71% 101

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

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