DOMAN
Recorded variant spellings include Do Man, do Man
Doman is a surname of English origin that first appears in documentary records of the mid‑thirteenth century within the British Isles. It is derived from the Old English word doma, meaning “judgment” or “law”. Consequently the name originally functioned as an occupational surname for one who was involved in the administration of justice, such as a judge or a legal clerk, or as a nickname for a person regarded as wise or fair in his judgments.
The earliest attestations of the name date to the 1280s. William Deman is recorded in the Assize Court Rolls of Lancashire in 1285, and John Doman appears in the Subsidy Rolls of Suffolk in 1327. During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries the name is found in London church registers under several spellings, including Doman, Dolman and Dooman; for example, Humphrey Doman was christened at St. Margaret’s, Westminster in 1593 and Ann Doman was christened at St. Giles Cripplegate in 1609. The surname was also documented as Dememan; Roger Dememan of Wiltshire is noted in a 1246 seal issued during the reign of King Henry I. These early records establish the spelling and geographical spread of the name in England during the medieval period.
Although the name is historically English, it has spread throughout Europe and the United States, often in variant forms. In Germanic contexts it is a variant of Domann, itself derived from the word doma meaning “house” or “dwelling”; the name was particularly used by families living near the German‑Belgian border and appears in such countries as Belgium, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. In Polish contexts the surname is most common in the Wrocław and Silesian regions, where it is believed to have been first found in the Lodz and Mazovia areas, with the root word domek meaning a small house. In the United States the name is concentrated in states such as Wisconsin, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio, where it was brought by immigrants during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Renown in contemporary times is spread across a range of fields, including agriculture, the arts, science, business and politics, reflecting the surname’s diverse heritage. The name is also related to a number of other spellings, such as Domanel, Domenech, Domic and others, which appear in Latin‑derived and Romance language contexts but are not interchangeable with the distinct English surname Doman when considering genealogical records.
Typical given names associated with the Doman surname
Male
- Andrew
- Anthony
- Christopher
- David
- John
- Mark
- Michael
- Paul
- Richard
- Robert
- Stephen
Female
- Christine
- Diane
- Elizabeth
- Emma
- Iruma
- Jean
- Jennifer
- Kelly
- Margaret
- Pamela
- Patricia
- Rebecca
- Sarah
- Sharon
- Wendy
Similar and related surnames
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There are approximately 840 people named Doman in the UK. That makes it roughly the 8,462nd most common surname in Britain. Around 13 in a million people in Britain are named Doman.
Surname type: Occupational name
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English
Famous people named Doman
- Charles Doman - Sculptor (1884 to 1944)
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