How common is the surname Workman?

31,856 people in the United States had the surname Workman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 9,692 Americans. It ranked 1,097th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Workman?

Fanny Bullock Workman, American geographer, cartographer, explorer, travel writer, and mountaineer (1859–1925), followed by James Workman.

Where is the surname Workman most common?

Wikidata records people named Workman in the United States.

Is the surname Workman getting more or less common?

More common. 31,151 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 31,856 in 2010, up 2.3%.

The surname Workman

A surname, carried by 31,856 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W625

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Workman is more common than 99.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 31,856 people named Workman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 9,692 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 31,151.

#1,097

rank among US surnames

31,856

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #1,029)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,088	Snider	32,148	9,604
#1,089	Law	32,122	9,612
#1,090	Tan	32,120	9,612
#1,091	Lake	32,104	9,617
#1,092	Lutz	32,050	9,633
#1,093	Costello	32,043	9,635
#1,094	Gay	32,025	9,641

Who is named Workman

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

90% of people named Workman identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Workmans

11 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Fanny Bullock Workman
American geographer, cartographer, explorer, travel writer, and mountaineer (1859–1925)
James Workman
American rower (1908–1983)
Jimmy Workman
American actor, born 1980
Reggie Workman
American double-bassist, born 1937
Mark Workman
American basketball player (1930–1983)
Haywoode Workman
American basketball player and referee, born 1966
Shanelle Workman
American actress, born 1978
Lyle Workman
American musician, born 1957
Brandon Workman
American baseball player, born 1988
Chuck Workman
American film editor and documentary filmmaker, born 2000
Ariel Winter
American actress, born 1998

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Workman

Worsham

Workman has the Soundex code W625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W625.

Questions

How common is the surname Workman?: 31,856 people in the United States had the surname Workman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 9,692 Americans. It ranked 1,097th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Workman?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Workman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Workman?: Fanny Bullock Workman, American geographer, cartographer, explorer, travel writer, and mountaineer (1859–1925), followed by James Workman.
Where is the surname Workman most common?: Wikidata records people named Workman in the United States.
Is the surname Workman getting more or less common?: More common. 31,151 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 31,856 in 2010, up 2.3%.