What does Wakeman mean?

Wakeman as a boys' name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Wakeman is "watchman". Occupational name.

STARTS/ENDS WITH Wa-, -man

ASSOCIATED WITH old english, occupational

Variations

VARIANT Wake

How popular is Wakeman?

Wakeman is an unusual first name for males but a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#11458 out of 150436, Top 8%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Similar Names

Recommended sound-alike names are Beeman, Blakeman, Cadman, Caedan, Caelan, Cajetan, Carman, Coleman, Daelan, Daman, Dasean, Dayman, Eaman, Eastman, Faelan, Freeman▼, Freman, Gaelan, Gaetan, Garman, Garrman (see Garman), Hackman, Hakan, Harman, Hartman, Heman, Jackman, Jaelan, Jarman, Jayelan, Kaelan, Kajetan, Kalman, Karman, Kaufman, Kayetan (see Gaetano), Lachman, Lakshman, Lasean, Naaman, Nachman, Naman, Parkman, Rayman, Salman, Tasman, Tazman, Teman, Trueman, Wakelea (see Wakeley), Wakeley, Wakely, Waldemar, Waylan, Whitman, Wyman and Zalman. These names tend to be more frequently used than Wakeman.