Went Surname
Approximately 4,256 people bear this surname
Went Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the went.' Middle English went, a passage. There are one or two wents, still so called, in my late parish (Ulverston). 'Went, a crossway, a passage' (Halliwell). Literally, a small passage leading from one main street to another.
Read More About This SurnameWent Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1,119 | 1:24,125 | 3,306 |
| England | 854 | 1:65,244 | 7,591 |
| United States | 509 | 1:712,100 | 56,164 |
| Poland | 480 | 1:79,185 | 12,331 |
| Netherlands | 344 | 1:49,091 | 8,403 |
| Germany | 175 | 1:460,031 | 40,524 |
| Barbados | 173 | 1:1,662 | 334 |
| Canada | 166 | 1:221,961 | 21,363 |
| Wales | 60 | 1:51,576 | 4,775 |
| Zimbabwe | 51 | 1:302,711 | 30,394 |
| South Africa | 47 | 1:1,152,717 | 66,933 |
| Brazil | 42 | 1:5,097,008 | 130,362 |
| New Zealand | 36 | 1:125,787 | 15,451 |
| Argentina | 23 | 1:1,858,409 | 95,340 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| Austria | 17 | 1:500,908 | 47,931 |
| Iran | 16 | 1:4,798,908 | 119,068 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Czechia | 12 | 1:886,122 | 73,425 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Guyana | 7 | 1:108,889 | 7,175 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 552 | 1:44,158 | 5,500 |
| Wales | 44 | 1:35,646 | 1,944 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 369 | 1:136,094 | 12,926 |
Went (75) may also be a first name.
Went Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the went.' Middle English went, a passage. There are one or two wents, still so called, in my late parish (Ulverston). 'Went, a crossway, a passage' (Halliwell). Literally, a small passage leading from one main street to another.
Henry de la Wente, Suffolk, 1275. Hundred Rolls.
Stephen ad le Wente, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
William atte Wend, rector of Scoulton, Norfolk, 1368: History of Norfolk.
Hugo de Went, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Ricardus de Went, 1379: ibid.
John atte Wend, of Great Ellingham, Norfolk, 1381: History of Norfolk.
1664. Buried — Moses Went, a youth that belonged to my Lord Bishop of London's house: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1807. Married — William Went and Sarah Brown: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) Dweller at a Passage, Alley, or Crossway [Dialectal and Middle English went(e; from Old English wendan, to turn, to go] Henry de la Wente.—Hundred Rolls Is thorugh a goter [gutter] by a privë wente Into my chaumbre come...—Chaucer, Trail. & Cris., iii. 787-8.
Went, a way; as, 'at the four wents’, i.e. at the meeting of the four ways.—Pegge, Kenticisms (1735).
Went, a crossway.—Parish, Dict. Suss. Dialectal (1875).
Wents, narrow lanes in Cockermouth, Workington, and other towns.—Dickinson, Cumbd. Gloss. (1878).
Between the Tower and the river at one time was a passage which led into the churchyard... this passage became a street, and is now Prison Weint.— Stonehouse, Streets of L'pool (1869), p. 16.
The Yorks river-name Went(e (v. under Wandsworth) has prob. had no surnominal influence.
Cp. Wend(e.
From the Swedish, Wendt; from the Flemish, Vent; from the Dutch, Went; a personal name.
Went Demographics
Average Went Salary in
United States
$47,848 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Went Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Went Come From? nationality or country of origin
Went occurs most in Australia. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Went.
How Common Is The Last Name Went? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 109,353rd most frequent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,712,299 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Went live; 27 percent live in Australasia and 27 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 1,116,575th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 75 people.
The surname Went is most prevalent in Australia, where it is borne by 1,119 people, or 1 in 24,125. In Australia Went is most frequent in: Victoria, where 44 percent live, New South Wales, where 30 percent live and Queensland, where 16 percent live. Other than Australia it exists in 52 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.
Went Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Went has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Went last name increased 155 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 138 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 136 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Went Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Went are 28.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75.23% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Went earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 108.65% more than the national average, earning R 495,840 per year; in United States they earn 10.89% more than the national average, earning $47,848 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.42% more than the national average, earning $50,885 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wendt | 89 | 62,797 | / |
| Wente | 89 | 2,490 | / |
| Weant | 89 | 656 | / |
| Whent | 89 | 413 | / |
| Wenth | 89 | 170 | / |
| Wentt | 89 | 120 | / |
| Weint | 89 | 10 | / |
| Wentd | 89 | 3 | / |
| Waent | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wemnt | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wennt | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wient | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wuent | 89 | 0 | / |
| Wnt | 86 | 6 | / |
| Wenthe | 80 | 631 | / |
| Wendte | 80 | 400 | / |
| Wenndt | 80 | 164 | / |
| Wendth | 80 | 53 | / |
| Weindt | 80 | 16 | / |
| Wendtt | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wendtz | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wentch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wuendt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wenddt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weunth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weinet | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wuentz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whendt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wiendt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wenths | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wentte | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wehent | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wendts | 80 | 0 | / |
| Whente | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wint | 75 | 29,868 | / |
| Bent | 75 | 23,898 | / |
| Vent | 75 | 2,609 | / |
| Wend | 75 | 1,580 | / |
| Wynt | 75 | 19 | / |
| Wänt | 75 | 7 | / |
| Uent | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wemt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wnts | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wntp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hwnt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wentsch | 73 | 216 | / |
| Wentová | 73 | 14 | / |
| D'Wentt | 73 | 2 | / |
| Weinett | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weeneth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whenthe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Vente | 67 | 6,265 | / |
| Windt | 67 | 3,281 | / |
| Bendt | 67 | 2,038 | / |
| Vendt | 67 | 811 | / |
| Vents | 67 | 408 | / |
| Winte | 67 | 250 | / |
| Weand | 67 | 233 | / |
| Vient | 67 | 214 | / |
| Venth | 67 | 187 | / |
| Bentt | 67 | 91 | / |
| Waint | 67 | 87 | / |
| Whint | 67 | 83 | / |
| Weind | 67 | 32 | / |
| Wöntz | 67 | 25 | / |
| Winth | 67 | 23 | / |
| Bentø | 67 | 17 | / |
| D'wuentt | 67 | 13 | / |
| Weinette | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wendh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Uentz | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wendp | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wemdt | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wntht | 67 | 4 | / |
| Whynt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Waend | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wyndt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wintt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wemtz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wendd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wintå | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wengy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vaent | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bennt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weend | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wemte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiend | 67 | 1 | / |
| Winnt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wynte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beent | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyntt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wynet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huent | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weynd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wiont | 67 | 0 | / |
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