# Workman (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/workman/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 31,856 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,097 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 9,692 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.3% (31,151 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Workman in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Workman in the United States.

## People named Workman

- Fanny Bullock Workman, American geographer, cartographer, explorer, travel writer, and mountaineer (1859–1925)
- James Workman, American rower (1908–1983)
- Jimmy Workman, American actor
- Reggie Workman, American double-bassist
- Mark Workman, American basketball player (1930–1983)
- Haywoode Workman, American basketball player and referee
- Shanelle Workman, American actress
- Lyle Workman, American musician
- Brandon Workman, American baseball player
- Chuck Workman, American film editor and documentary filmmaker
- Ariel Winter, American actress

## Similar surnames

Worsham, Wiersma, Warsame, Wawrzyniak, Warkentin.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.