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UK surname

Jackman

An occupational surname referring to someone who operated a jack or similar lifting device.

In the 1881 census there were 2,757 people recorded with the Jackman surname, ranking it #1,619 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 3,086, ranked #2,184, down from #1,619 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Newchurch and Woking. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include West Devon, County Durham and St. Helens.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Jackman is 3,677 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 11.9%.

1881 census count

2,757

Ranked #1,619

Modern count

3,086

2016, ranked #2,184

Peak year

1911

3,677 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Jackman had 2,757 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #1,619 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 3,086 in 2016, ranked #2,184.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 3,677 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Jackman surname distribution map

The map shows where the Jackman surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Jackman surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Jackman over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 1,812 #1,587
1861 historical 1,776 #1,633
1881 historical 2,757 #1,619
1891 historical 2,975 #1,584
1901 historical 3,406 #1,633
1911 historical 3,677 #1,422
1997 modern 3,186 #2,017
1998 modern 3,309 #2,024
1999 modern 3,357 #2,015
2000 modern 3,271 #2,059
2001 modern 3,242 #2,031
2002 modern 3,270 #2,060
2003 modern 3,155 #2,081
2004 modern 3,192 #2,058
2005 modern 3,107 #2,079
2006 modern 3,087 #2,092
2007 modern 3,102 #2,108
2008 modern 3,097 #2,127
2009 modern 3,191 #2,118
2010 modern 3,249 #2,124
2011 modern 3,202 #2,127
2012 modern 3,079 #2,171
2013 modern 3,141 #2,169
2014 modern 3,138 #2,186
2015 modern 3,083 #2,188
2016 modern 3,086 #2,184

Geography

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Where Jackmans are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Newchurch, Woking and Great Yarmouth. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to West Devon, County Durham, St. Helens and Ealing. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 London parishes London 1
2 Newchurch Hampshire
3 London parishes London 3
4 Woking Surrey
5 Great Yarmouth Norfolk

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 West Devon 005 West Devon
2 County Durham 058 County Durham
3 St. Helens 011 St. Helens
4 Ealing 033 Ealing
5 St. Helens 014 St. Helens

Forenames

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First names often paired with Jackman

These lists show first names that appear often with the Jackman surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Jackman

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Jackman, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Rural Amenity

Nationally, the Jackman surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Jackman household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Social Rented Sector Families with Children

Group

Social Rented Sector Pockets

Within London, Jackman is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Pockets, part of Social Rented Sector Families with Children. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Found in pockets across London, residents are less likely to live in private sector rentals and fewer adults are students. Fewer individuals work in transport and communications occupations relative to the Supergroup average. More individuals identify as Black and were born in Africa.

Wider London pattern

Residents of these neighbourhoods include sizable numbers identifying with ethnicities originating outside Europe, particularly in Africa or Bangladesh. The proportion of residents identifying as White, Indian or Pakistani is well below the London average. Neighbourhood age profiles are skewed towards younger adults, and above average numbers of families have children. Rates of use of English at home are below average. Marriage rates are low, and levels of separation or divorce are above average. Housing is predominantly in flats, and renting in the social rented sector the norm - few residents are owner occupiers. Housing is often overcrowded, and neighbourhoods are amongst the most densely populated in London. Disability rates are above average, although levels of unpaid care provision are about average. Employment is in caring, leisure, other service occupations, sales and customer service, or process, plant, and machine operation. Part time working and full-time student study are common. Levels of unemployment are slightly above average. Most residents have only Level 1 or 2 educational qualifications or have completed apprenticeships.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Jackman is most concentrated in decile 10 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier end of the index.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Jackman falls in decile 6 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Jackman is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Jackman, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Jackman

The surname Jackman is of English origin and can be traced back to the late medieval period. It is an occupational name derived from the Old English words "lac" meaning a game or sport, and "man" meaning a person. Thus, the name initially referred to a person who served as a gamekeeper or managed sporting events.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jackman can be found in the Hundred Rolls of Cambridgeshire from 1273, which mentions a John le Iacman. The Jackman surname also appears in various tax records and court rolls from the 14th and 15th centuries across different counties in England.

In the 16th century, the name was sometimes spelled as Jakeman or Jeckman, reflecting the regional variations in pronunciation and spelling at the time. The Jackman surname is also closely associated with the village of Jackman's Place in Kent, which was recorded as Jacmanes in the Domesday Book of 1086.

Notable individuals with the surname Jackman include Sir Henry Jackman (1597-1668), an English judge and politician who served as Lord Mayor of London in 1663. Another prominent figure was William Jackman (1707-1789), a British architect who designed several churches and public buildings in London.

In the 19th century, Henry Jackman (1807-1876) was a renowned English musician and composer who wrote several popular songs and operettas. Francis Jackman (1848-1916) was a British naval officer and explorer who participated in several Arctic expeditions.

One of the most famous individuals with the Jackman surname is the Australian actor Hugh Jackman (born 1968), best known for his portrayal of Wolverine in the X-Men film series. He has received numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe and a Tony Award.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Jackman families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Jackman surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Hampshire leads with 399 Jackmans recorded in 1881 and an index of 7.18x.

County Total Index
Hampshire 399 7.18x
Devon 380 6.73x
Yorkshire 360 1.34x
Middlesex 348 1.28x
Surrey 264 2.00x
Buckinghamshire 191 11.65x
Lancashire 133 0.41x
Kent 126 1.36x
Oxfordshire 46 2.75x
Norfolk 45 1.08x
Wiltshire 36 1.50x
Warwickshire 35 0.51x
Sussex 34 0.74x
Cornwall 28 0.91x
Gloucestershire 28 0.53x
Northumberland 28 0.69x
Somerset 23 0.53x
Worcestershire 23 0.65x
Suffolk 22 0.67x
Berkshire 21 1.03x
Channel Islands 19 2.36x
Cheshire 19 0.32x
Essex 17 0.32x
Staffordshire 16 0.17x
Hertfordshire 13 0.70x
Lanarkshire 13 0.15x
Cumberland 12 0.51x
Dorset 12 0.67x
Herefordshire 10 0.90x
Lincolnshire 10 0.23x
Durham 8 0.10x
Northamptonshire 8 0.31x
Bedfordshire 7 0.50x
Cambridgeshire 5 0.29x
Glamorgan 5 0.11x
Monmouthshire 5 0.25x
Royal Navy 5 1.55x
Carmarthenshire 4 0.35x
Derbyshire 4 0.09x
Leicestershire 4 0.13x
Renfrewshire 4 0.19x
West Lothian 2 0.49x
Dumfriesshire 1 0.17x
Dunbartonshire 1 0.14x
Flintshire 1 0.14x
Huntingdonshire 1 0.19x
Merionethshire 1 0.20x
Pembrokeshire 1 0.12x
Shropshire 1 0.04x
Westmorland 1 0.17x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Portsea in Hampshire leads with 69 Jackmans recorded in 1881 and an index of 6.33x.

Place Total Index
Portsea 69 6.33x
Woking 62 77.82x
Brixham 54 82.53x
Ryde 40 33.49x
Great Yarmouth 38 11.00x
St Pancras London 38 1.74x
Tavistock 33 51.30x
Drayton Parslow 31 704.55x
St Marylebone London 30 2.07x
Leeds 27 1.78x
Newport 27 89.52x
Towersey 27 825.69x
Whippingham 27 64.13x
Islington London 26 0.99x
Newington 26 2.59x
Hipperholme Cum 25 21.16x
Long Preston 25 381.10x
Freshwater 24 94.45x
Willesden 23 8.99x
Brighton 22 2.38x
Elswick 22 6.83x
Cheetham 21 8.75x
Plymouth St Andrew 21 4.83x
Carisbrooke 20 25.91x
Manningham 18 5.44x
Nether Hallam 18 4.95x
Camberwell 17 0.98x
Euxton 17 159.18x
Haddenham 17 126.30x
Battersea 16 1.60x
Brixton 16 348.58x
Fulham London 16 4.07x
Manchester 16 1.11x
Plumstead 16 5.19x
Shoreditch London 16 1.36x
St Helier 16 6.11x
Arreton 15 84.13x
Guildford Holy Trinity 15 59.55x
Longwood 15 34.62x
North Tidworth 15 652.17x
Calstock 14 23.24x
Newton Abbot St Mary 14 29.55x
South Tawton 14 120.27x
Steeple Claydon 14 176.54x
Ventnor 14 26.48x
Kensington London 13 0.86x
Millbrook 13 9.28x
Penge 13 7.50x
Poplar London 13 2.54x
Hunslet 12 2.86x
Mortlake 12 20.37x
West Teignmouth 12 27.78x
Cleckheaton 11 11.11x
Long Crendon 11 100.18x
St Helens 11 27.21x
St Luke London 11 2.53x
Stoke Newington London 11 5.21x
W Adderbury 11 265.70x
Broadwoodwidger 10 156.01x
E Adderbury 10 118.48x
Gillingham 10 5.24x
Greenwich 10 2.32x
Hanwell 10 20.79x
Ipswich St Mathew 10 10.80x
Kingston On Thames 10 3.15x
Langcliffe 10 155.52x
Paddington London 10 1.00x
Send Ripley 10 58.04x
St Martin In Fields 10 6.16x
Stoke Damerel 10 2.53x
Thornborough 10 185.53x
Winslow 10 64.77x
Chelsea London 9 1.10x
Exeter St Sidwell 9 6.96x
Exeter St Thomas The 9 15.63x
Lockwood 9 9.31x
Plymstock 9 30.44x
St George Hanover Square 9 1.88x
St Giles In Fields London 9 6.76x
Weedon 9 223.88x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Jackman surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 144
Elizabeth 109
Sarah 79
Ellen 62
Emma 61
Eliza 55
Jane 52
Ann 50
Annie 47
Alice 43
Emily 30
Louisa 27
Martha 26
Margaret 22
Edith 21
Hannah 20
Caroline 19
Maria 19
Fanny 18
Florence 15
Frances 15
Clara 14
Lucy 14
Ada 13
Agnes 13
Harriet 13
Kate 13
Rebecca 13
Susan 13
Anne 11
Rose 10
Catherine 9
Esther 9
Harriett 9
Elizth. 8
Matilda 8
Priscilla 8
Charlotte 7
Susannah 7
Amelia 6
Amy 6
Julia 6
Lydia 6
Minnie 6
Sophia 6
Beatrice 5
Isabella 5
Jessie 5
Maud 5
Rosa 5

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Jackman surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

FAQ

Jackman surname: questions and answers

How common was the Jackman surname in 1881?

In 1881, 2,757 people were recorded with the Jackman surname. That placed it at #1,619 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Jackman surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 3,086 in 2016. That gives Jackman a modern rank of #2,184.

What does the Jackman surname mean?

An occupational surname referring to someone who operated a jack or similar lifting device.

What does the Jackman map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Jackman bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.