Wystan Forename

1,083,225th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Wystan Forename Definition:

A male name. Old English Wigstan, compound of wig ‘battle’ and stan ‘stone’. Wigstan, King of Mercia, murdered in 849 while still a boy, was later revered as a saint, and his memory long survived in the Midlands.

Wystan Feet of Fines c.

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Wystan Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
311:11,694,741112,448
Philippines
95%
 
201:5,300,47490,157
England
100%
71:7,943,27461,515
China-61:227,675,96474,319
Brazil-31:71,412,051442,691
South Africa
100%
31:18,177,550242,026
Australia-21:6,828,81137,569
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
South Korea-11:5,544,42137,250
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493

Wystan Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. Old English Wigstan, compound of wig ‘battle’ and stan ‘stone’. Wigstan, King of Mercia, murdered in 849 while still a boy, was later revered as a saint, and his memory long survived in the Midlands.

Wystan Feet of Fines c. 1190. Wistanus Feudal Aids 1431.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

Wystan Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waystan922/
Wystane921/
Whystan921/
Wystand921/
Wysttane861/
Wyston8383/
Westan8355/
Wistan8348/
Bystan832/
Baystan7715/
Wayston777/
Wysthon777/
Waistan775/
Wistang774/
Westane774/
Wistane773/
Wystone772/
Westain772/
Veystan772/
Wistean772/
Wystton772/
Wiestan771/
Boystan771/
Wesstan771/
Westean771/
Whyston771/
Wistant771/
Wydston771/
Waystone718/
Westhane713/
Waystein712/
Weystein711/
Weystone711/
Westanne711/
Wisteane711/
Whydston711/
Whayston711/
Weysthon711/
Wistaine711/
Weston6726,522/
Wiston6717,940/
Bistan67130/
Bestan6774/
Vistan6751/
Vestan6738/
Wistam6710/
Wyxton674/
Wisitania671/
Uistan671/

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