Wakeman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms 

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Early Origins of the Wakeman family

The surname Wakeman was first found in Devon where they were mentioned as men of great influence in the Church and public affairs. Traditionally, the Wakeman, in the ancient Saxon village before the Norman Conquest in 1066, was a man who sounded the horn during the evening to mark the time when criminal offences took on a greater penalty.

The Wakeman of Ripon, Yorkshire has blown his horn faithfully every day at 9:00pm at the four corners of the obelisk in Ripon Market since 886. This "Setting the Watch" tradition is further shown by having the horn on the Arms of Ripon and again appearing on the Harrogate borough coat of arms.

Early History of the Wakeman family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wakeman research. Another 71 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1539, 1541, 1549, 1592, 1659, 1662, 1679 and 1688 are included under the topic Early Wakeman History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Wakeman Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Wakeman family name include Wakeman, Wakman, Wakeham, Waikham and others.

Early Notables of the Wakeman family

Notables of this surname at this time include:

Wakeman Ranking

In the United States, the name Wakeman is the 11,433rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


Wakeman migration to the United States +

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Wakeman surname or a spelling variation of the name include:

Wakeman Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
Wakeman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Wakeman migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wakeman Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Wakeman migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Wakeman Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Wakeman migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Wakeman Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Contemporary Notables of the name Wakeman (post 1700) +
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