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There are approximately 1,777 people named Honeyman in the UK. That makes it the 4,943rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 28 are named Honeyman.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Scotland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic
Occupational Name

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The Honeyman surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

HONEYMAN. Li old times when mead or metheglin was a favourite beverage, and when sugar was unknown in England, the propagation of bees, aud the jroduction of hone}', furnished employment for many persons ; aud hence the surnames Beeman and Honeyman. Honeman, Honiman, H.R. See Beeman.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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