Spearman
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See also: spearman
English
Etymology
From spear + man, an occupational surname for a soldier armed with a spear.
Proper noun
Spearman (countable and uncountable, plural Spearmans)
- A surname originating as an occupation.
- A city, the county seat of Hansford County, Texas, United States.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Spearman is the 4330th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8199 individuals. Spearman is most common among Black/African American (52.27%) and White (42.3%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Spearman”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.