Workman is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Workman
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Ireland, Scotland
Meaning:

A labourer. Le Woreman can be found in Hundred Rolls.

The surname is variant form of Werkman. One who worked so many days a week for the lord of the manor in return for the land he held.

One who worked so many days a week for the lord of the manor in return for the land he held.

How popular is Workman?

Workman is common in United States, England, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland.

Workman is ranked 11915 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Workman bearers increased by 2.26 per cent in 2010 US census to 31856 since 2000, the surname slipped by 68 spots and ranked at 1097. The last name was found in around 1 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 90.09 91.28
Black 5.04 4.83
Hispanic or Latino 2.05 1.43
Others 1.68 1.35
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.71 0.74
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.43 0.36
Workman is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Guernsey is ahead in terms of density. Around 47170 people have been found who wears Workman as their family name. Workman is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Workman:
1,089 United States40,133
Countries with thousands of Workman:
2,821 England2,810
3,091 Canada1,623
Countries with hundreds of Workman:
4,576 Australia777
1,996 New Zealand395
1,138 Northern Ireland293
1,219 Wales283
2,250 Scotland281
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
460 Barbados94
187,598 Thailand53
62,590 South Africa53
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
136,856 Nigeria33
539 Guernsey29
7,397 Ireland28
140,707 Germany27
189,486 France26
38,119 Austria24
18,229 Botswana17
1,618 Isle of Man11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
2,003 Jersey10
639,611 India10
1,084 Antigua and Barbuda9
652 Northern Mariana Islands8
3,029 Guam8
62,476 Israel8
92,666 Spain7
43,211 Denmark7
9,403 Trinidad and Tobago7
238,248 Philippines7
55,922 Qatar6
51,993 United Arab Emirates6
170,578 Malaysia6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workman John Workman from Ireland aboard the Scotia from Belfast during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 20 years old when he arrived in USA on December 13, 1848. 25 years old John Workman, Immigrant Ann-Mrs. Workman, Immigrant Robert Workman, Eliza Workman (21) Immigrant, 27 years old Jno. Workman, Immigrant Ann Workman, Workman Chas Workman, Dominick Workman (22) Weaver, and 6 other Workman around 62.5% of whom were workman migrated to US from Glasgow, Liverpool and Belfast.

From Germany

23 years old laborer Engel Workman who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on March 10, 1866 by Erin put out from Liverpool & Queenstown. 11 years old Cornelius Workman, 44 years old Cornes Workman, Janetze Workman (3), Jantze Workman, Louis Workman, U Workman, aged 16, 6 years old Vandrick Workman, are other Workman that migrated to US.

Workman Namesakes

  • Alexander Workman, Anglo-Irish-Canadian politician and the mayor of Ottawa
  • Joshua Workman, Canadian political consultant
  • Charles H. Workman, singer and actor best known as a successor to George Grossmith in the comic baritone roles
  • James Workman, American rower, born in Woodward, Oklahoma
  • Hawksley Workman, Canadian rock singer-songwriter
  • Nancy Workman, American politician
  • William Workman, Irish-born Canadian entrepreneur
  • Shanelle Workman, American actress, voice actress
  • Reggie Workman, American avant-garde jazz and hard bop double bassist
  • Boyle Workman, Los Angeles politician and businessman
  • William H. Workman, American politician, banker and businessman
  • Dion Workman, musician from New Zealand
  • Haywoode Workman, retired American basketball player
  • Nanette Workman, singer-songwriter, actress and author,
  • Nimrod Workman, American singer, coal miner and trade unionist
  • Fanny Bullock Workman, American geographer, cartographer, explorer
  • Vince Workman, former professional American football running back
  • John Workman, editor, writer, artist, designer
  • Philip Workman, death row inmate executed in Tennessee on May 9
  • Mark Workman, American professional basketball player
  • Margaret Workman, Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia

Workman Namesakes

  • Alexander Workman, Anglo-Irish-Canadian politician and the mayor of Ottawa
  • Joshua Workman, Canadian political consultant
  • Charles H. Workman, singer and actor best known as a successor to George Grossmith in the comic baritone roles
  • James Workman, American rower, born in Woodward, Oklahoma
  • Hawksley Workman, Canadian rock singer-songwriter
  • Nancy Workman, American politician
  • William Workman, Irish-born Canadian entrepreneur
  • Shanelle Workman, American actress, voice actress
  • Reggie Workman, American avant-garde jazz and hard bop double bassist
  • Boyle Workman, Los Angeles politician and businessman
  • William H. Workman, American politician, banker and businessman
  • Dion Workman, musician from New Zealand
  • Haywoode Workman, retired American basketball player
  • Nanette Workman, singer-songwriter, actress and author,
  • Nimrod Workman, American singer, coal miner and trade unionist
  • Fanny Bullock Workman, American geographer, cartographer, explorer
  • Vince Workman, former professional American football running back
  • John Workman, editor, writer, artist, designer
  • Philip Workman, death row inmate executed in Tennessee on May 9
  • Mark Workman, American professional basketball player
  • Margaret Workman, Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia

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