Find out how popular the last name Weedman is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Weedman.

Weedman, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Weedman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Weedman in America

Weedman is the 20996th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Weedman surname appeared 1,253 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Weedman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Weedman to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Weedman

The surname Weedman is of English origin, originating in the Middle Ages around the 13th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old English words "weed" meaning plant or herb, and "man" referring to an occupation or trade, suggesting that the name originally referred to a person involved in the cultivation or sale of herbs or medicinal plants.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex from 1327, where a John Wedeman is mentioned. Similar spellings from this time period include Wedeman, Weedeman, and Wydeman, reflecting the variations in pronunciation and spelling that were common before standardized English spelling became widespread.

The Weedman surname appears to have been most prevalent in the southern counties of England, particularly in Sussex, Surrey, and Kent, where many early records of the name can be found in parish registers and tax rolls. This could indicate that the name originated in this region, perhaps due to the presence of herb gardens or apothecaries in these areas.

In the 16th century, a notable figure bearing the Weedman name was John Weedman, a merchant and alderman in the city of Canterbury, who lived from around 1520 to 1585. Records from this time also mention a William Weedman, a landowner in the village of Edenbridge, Kent, in the late 1500s.

Moving into the 17th century, the Weedman surname gained some prominence in the American colonies, with several individuals bearing the name arriving from England. One of the earliest recorded instances is that of Robert Weedman, who settled in Virginia in the 1630s and was granted land in what is now Stafford County.

Another notable figure from this period is Thomas Weedman, who was born in England around 1650 and later immigrated to Pennsylvania in the late 1600s. He became a prominent landowner and established the Weedman family in the region, with many of his descendants continuing to live in Pennsylvania and surrounding areas.

In the 18th century, the Weedman surname appeared in various historical records, including the military muster rolls of the American Revolutionary War, where several individuals with the name served in the Continental Army. One such individual was John Weedman, born in 1755 in Pennsylvania, who fought in several key battles during the war.

As the 19th century approached, the Weedman family continued to spread across the United States, with notable individuals such as Joseph Weedman, a pioneer and early settler in Ohio, born in 1788, and William Weedman, a farmer and landowner in Indiana, born in 1810.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Weedman

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Weedman.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Weedman was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Weedman has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Weedman was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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