Micklewright Surname

282,448th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Micklewright Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the mickle wright,' i.e. the big wright. Evidently a North-English or Border surname; compare Meiklejohn.

1619. George Durye, Jutelur, and Sibell Michaelwright: Marriage Lic. (London).

1692.

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Micklewright Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9901:56,2816,812
United States2311:1,569,086105,843
Australia501:539,91440,287
Wales251:123,7819,267
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
France171:3,907,219231,005
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Malta11:430,2723,380
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3931:62,0247,207
Wales101:156,8426,008
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Micklewright Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the mickle wright,' i.e. the big wright. Evidently a North-English or Border surname; compare Meiklejohn.

1619. George Durye, Jutelur, and Sibell Michaelwright: Marriage Lic. (London).

1692. Married — Timothy Michelwright and Mary Brittaine: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) the Big Wright (Worker) [Old English micel + wyrhta]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Micklewright Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Micklewright Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Micklewright is most common in England. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Micklewright? popularity and diffusion

It is the 282,448th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,338,861 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Micklewright live; 74 percent live in Northern Europe and 74 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 990 people, or 1 in 56,281. In England it is most common in: West Midlands, where 18 percent live, Staffordshire, where 10 percent live and Greater London, where 9 percent live. Aside from England this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Micklewright Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Micklewright has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Micklewright surname grew 252 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 4,620 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Micklewright Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Micklewright last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Micklewright earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 15.02% less than the national average, earning R 201,936 per year; in United States they earn 11.92% more than the national average, earning $48,294 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.87% less than the national average, earning $40,803 CAD per year.

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