Badman

See also: badman

English

Etymology

English occupational surname for the servant of someone called Badd or Batt, but possibly, in some cases, a nickname for a reprobate, from bad +‎ man.

Proper noun

Badman (plural Badmans)

1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Badman is the 40554^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 539 individuals. Badman is most common among White (93.32%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Badman”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 81.