Last Name SPEAKMAN

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Meaning	The son of Speakman. There is not the slightest trace of an occupative or official origin. It must be set in the same class as Bateman and Tiddiman, all used as personal or baptismal names. It is, and has been for centuries, a familiar surname in county Lancashire.

Origin	English, Polish, Irish

Rank	9,585 (2000 US census)	10,415 (1990 US census)

Count	3,111 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

93.96%, or 2923 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
1.9%, or 59 total occurrences, as black,
0.35%, or 11 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.68%, or 21 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.22%, or 38 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.9%, or 59 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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