The Wayman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,411 people carried this name — #6,307 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 54,600 people counted. That is up 6% from 5,114 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Wayman surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as an occupational name: ‘the waithman’.

His entry covers Waithman, Wayman and Weyman.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 788 · public domain.

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Wayman was found among the farmers of Cambridgeshire: 20 in every 10,000.

Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Cambridgeshire 20

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

28 families named Wayman, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 158 people lived in those households, 5.6 to a family on average. The table counts it together with one other spelling. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Maryland 11
New York 7
Pennsylvania 4
Massachusetts 2
North Carolina 2
Virginia 1
South Carolina 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 267 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Wayman in American newspapers,
1912–1920.

Newspaper page from Great Falls Daily Tribune carrying the name Wayman
Great Falls Daily Tribune 1920-01-16
Newspaper page from The Wibaux Pioneer carrying the name Wayman
The Wibaux Pioneer 1912-07-19
Newspaper page from The Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter carrying the name Wayman
The Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter 1913-04-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 36,029 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Wayman in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1980s.

1,936 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Wayman. The most, 378, date from the 1920s. Victoria has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Western Australia, at 2.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 562
Western Australia 471
New South Wales 383
South Australia 276
Queensland 178
Tasmania 60
ACT (Canberra) 4

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Wayman.

Who carried it

People named Wayman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Thomas Wayman 1833–1901 · politician
  • Alex Wayman 1921–2004 · writer
  • Jack Wayman 1922–2014 · military personnel
  • Charlie Wayman 1922–2006 · association football player
  • Patrick Arthur Wayman 1927–1998 · astronomer
  • Frank Wayman 1931–2008 · association football player

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Wayman,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States374 records

374 records of the Wayman name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 165
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 69
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 67
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 29
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 24
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 17
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Melvin F. Wayman

    Born 1913 in Indiana. Enlisted 1942 at Evansville; farmer from Pike County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1959, buried at New Albany National Cemetery, Indiana.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Donald Michael Wayman

    Born 1949; from Danbury, Connecticut. U.S. Army, personnel specialist; killed in action 1969 in Pleiku, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Sarah Wayman

    Arrived at New York in 1854 aboard the Thornton from Liverpool, aged 46; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 374 records for Wayman in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia107 records

107 records of the Wayman name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 52
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 21
  • Tasmanian Names Index 18
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 8
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 7
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Thomas Wayman

    Died 1861 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 50. Will registered in Tasmania in 1861.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Joseph Wayman

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Guildford, arriving 1822; ticket of leave 1831. Native of Northamptonshir.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Helen Wayman

    Arrived in Victoria in 1923 aboard the Diogenes, aged 45.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 107 records for Wayman in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada10 records

10 records of the Wayman name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 6
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 3
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record William Robert Wayman

    Died 1956; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Margaret Wayman

    Died 1939 in Glace Bay, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Frederick A. Wayman

    Married 1890 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 10 records for Wayman in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

United Kingdom7 records

7 records of the Wayman name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record S. C. Wayman

    Royal Engineers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. A. Wayman

    Royal Berkshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. O. Wayman

    Gunner, Royal Garrison Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Wayman in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Netherlands2 records

2 records of the Wayman name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Johanna Wayman

    In the population register of Brielle; born 1835 in Brielle.

    Open Archives, Streekarchief Voorne-Putten (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Wayman in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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