Explore the Family Name Wadman

The meaning of Wadman

English: occupational name from Middle English wade-man ‘woad-seller, or dyer who uses woad’. Woad, a blue dye-stuff obtained from the leaves of the woad plant, Isatis tinctoria, was in great demand in the Middle Ages.

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How common is the last name Wadman in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Wadman slightly declined between 2000 and 2010. The rank shifted from 26,807 in 2000 to 27,845 in 2010, indicating a decrease by 3.87%. However, the total count of individuals bearing the surname increased marginally by 1.06%, from 853 to 862. The proportion per 100,000 people dropped by 9.38% over the same period, decreasing from 0.32 to 0.29.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,807	#27,845	-3.87%
Count	853	862	1.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.29	-9.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wadman

Diving into the ethnicity associated with the surname Wadman revealed interesting shifts in the decade from 2000 to 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 96.01% of individuals with this surname identified as White, but this percentage fell to 93.04% in 2010. Over the same period, there was a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 1.99% to 4.06%. The proportion of individuals reporting two or more ethnic identities increased by 31.91%, moving from 1.41% to 1.86%. An emerging presence of Asian/Pacific Islander identity emerged in 2010 at 0.81%, whereas it was unrecorded in 2000. The Black community and the American Indian and Alaskan Native communities remained constant with no recorded individuals holding the Wadman surname in both 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.01%	93.04%	-3.09%
Hispanic	1.99%	4.06%	104.02%
Two or More Races	1.41%	1.86%	31.91%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.81%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%