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Dayman Name Meaning

from the Middle English personal name Dayman. It may be from an Old English *Dægmann perhaps a pet form of names in Dæg- ‘day’ or else a transferred use of the word in (ii) similar in usage to Old English Flotmann ‘sailor’ and Glīwmann ‘minstrel’. Alternatively it may be a pet form of the Middle English personal name Day to which the hypocoristic suffix -man has been added. Day is sometimes a short form of David but is also a 14th-century variant of Daw a rhyming pet form of Ralph; compare Gilbertus Dawman 1379 in Poll Tax (Sedgeford Norfolk) and Willelmus Dawman' 1379 in Poll Tax (Humberton WR Yorks). See Day and Daw and for the suffix see Bateman Hickman Human Pateman Potman . Some of the following early bearers may alternatively belong under (2).perhaps for dairyman from Middle English daie ‘man in charge of dairy cattle’ + man ‘servant worker’. The addition of -man seems unnecessary if it synonymous with daie but the definite article in the 1332 example indicates that in this case at least a Middle English noun is the source rather than a personal name.‘servant of a man named Day’. see Diamond . For some possible early bearers see also (1). from Middle English Dame An(n)e ‘Lady Anne’ probably a pet form of Annes (Agnes). Compare Johanne Dameanneys 1381 in Poll Tax (Lechlade Gloucs). The bearer of the surname may have been a son or servant of Lady Anne. Whether this became a hereditary surname is unknown.

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


Similar surnames: Hayman, Rayman, Gayman, Layman, Damman, Bayman, Daymon, Daman, Dalman

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You can see how Dayman families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Dayman family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Dayman families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1840 there was 1 Dayman family living in Indiana. This was about 50% of all the recorded Dayman's in USA. Indiana and 1 other state had the highest population of Dayman families in 1840.
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What did your Dayman ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Maid were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Dayman. 27% of Dayman men worked as a Laborer and 60% of Dayman women worked as a Maid. Some less common occupations for Americans named Dayman were Teacher and Waitress. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Laborer
    27%
  • Salesman
    20%
  • Truck Driver
    14%
  • Teacher
    14%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Maid
    60%
  • Waitress
    40%
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Between 1964 and 1999, in the United States, Dayman life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1988, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Dayman in 1964 was 66, and 98 in 1999.

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