Coleman Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Coleman Name Meaning: Originates from the Anglo-Saxon 'colmann', 'col' (meaning coal) and 'mann'(meaning 'man'). Also a popular Gaelic name taken from the forename 'Colman'.

An occupational name given to someone who gathered coal or was associated with the burner of wood to make coal.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Coleman Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Coleman family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 2,252
Agricultural Labourer 278
General Labourer 202
Dress Maker 138
Labourer 126
Domestic Servant 123
Coal Miner 123
Farm Labourer 112
Living On Own Means 112
General Servant Domestic 90
Laundress 76
Carpenter 74
General Servant 73
Farmer 72
Gardener 69
Living On Her Own Means 63
House Keeper 54
Tailor 48
Tailoress 45
Clerk 41
General Domestic Servant 39
Shoe Maker 36
Painter 36
Charwoman 35
Butcher 34

Coleman Surname Variants Ranking

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

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

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