as a Last Name
- 29,336
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Workman
Meaning & Origins
English: ostensibly an occupational name for a laborer, from Middle English work + man. According to a gloss cited by Reaney the term was used in the Middle Ages to denote an ambidextrous person, and the surname may also be a nickname in this sense.
| 1,027th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 29,336
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- West Virginia
- has the most people named Workman per capita
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