Strangwige Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Strangwige Surname Definition:

STRANGWYGH: Verstegan mentions this name as "coming belike of a strong wyc, hold, or fortress." Restitution, p. 329. It is doubtless the same as Strangwish or Strangways.

Strangwige Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Strangwige Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

STRANGWYGH: Verstegan mentions this name as "coming belike of a strong wyc, hold, or fortress." Restitution, p. 329. It is doubtless the same as Strangwish or Strangways.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
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Strangwige Last Name Facts

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

The surname Strangwige is found most frequently in England. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Strangwige? popularity and diffusion

The last name Strangwige is the 11,742,229th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Strangwige are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Strangwige is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England Strangwige is most common in: Greater London, where 100 percent are found.

Strangwige Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Strangwige has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Strangwige surname fell 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Strangwidge956/
Stranguize800/

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