# Waxman

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #45,743

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
English occupational surname for a seller of wax, from wax + man. Also Americanized from German and Jewish surname Wachsmann, of the same meaning.

## Easily confused with
- **woman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waxman-vs-woman)
- **Wyman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/waxman-vs-wyman)
- **walkman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walkman-vs-waxman)

## Common misspellings (9)
`awxman`, `wamxan`, `waxamn`, `waxmann`, `waxmman`, `waxmna`, `waxxman`, `wwaxman`, `wxaman`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/waxman