Watchman Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 1
Durham 50
Essex 4
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 7
Herefordshire 3
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 3
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 8
Norfolk 14
Northamptonshire 4
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 11
Somerset 1
Surrey 0
Sussex 6
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 3
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Watchman Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Watchman family

Profession Census Frequency
Coal Miner 13
Agricultural Labourer 6
Gardener 4
Female Servant 2
School Mistress 1
Joiner 1
Labourer 1
Pitman 1
Lodger 1
Weaver 1
Hallier 1
Horse Farrier 1
Warchouse Man 1
Independent 1
Publican 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Watchman

Name Census Frequency
Mary Watchman 92
John Watchman 87
Thomas Watchman 73
William Watchman 70
Margaret Watchman 51
Elizabeth Watchman 49
Sarah Watchman 47
James Watchman 43
George Watchman 40
Ann Watchman 32
Robert Watchman 31
Matthew Watchman 28
Annie Watchman 26
Joseph Watchman 20
Isabella Watchman 18
Eliza Watchman 16
Jane Watchman 15
Catherine Watchman 14
Alice Watchman 12
Carter Watchman 10
Mathew Watchman 10
Samuel Watchman 9
Charles Watchman 8
Edward Watchman 8
Ellen Watchman 8

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