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Walkman Surname Meaning

From Middle English walkeman ‘watchman town guard’ based apparently on Middle English walk(e) ‘journey on foot’ in this context perhaps 'watchman's or town guard's circuit'. It is synonymous with Wakeman as is shown in two versions of Trevisa's translation of Bartholomew de Glanville's De Proprietatibus Rerum.

The manuscript version (before 1398) has ‘wakemen and wardeyns’ while de Worde's printed version (1495) has ‘walkmen and wardeyns’. A similar substitution apparently occurs in surname usage some 150 years earlier when the place of Henry Walkeman of Winkburn in the 1327 Notts subsidy roll quoted below is taken by John Wakeman in the 1332 roll.

Compare also Watchman.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Walkman families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Walkman family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Walkman families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 4 Walkman families living in Bedfordshire. This was about 44% of all the recorded Walkman's in United Kingdom. Bedfordshire had the highest population of Walkman families in 1891.
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What did your Walkman ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Walkman. 100% of Walkman women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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There are 779 census records available for the last name Walkman. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Walkman census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 105 immigration records available for the last name Walkman. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 96 military records available for the last name Walkman. For the veterans among your Walkman ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Walkman lifespan?

Between 1967 and 2001, in the United States, Walkman life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1972, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Walkman in 1967 was 81, and 97 in 2001.

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