Wageman Surname

311,397th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wageman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the wager,' one who paid or was paid by fixed wages; compare Tasker.

Willelmus Wagur et Cecilia, uxor, smyth, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Margareta Wagur, 1379: ibid.

1603.

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Wageman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9811:369,47932,795
Netherlands1361:124,17019,427
Poland271:1,407,73183,680
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
China21:683,660,78330,601
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:627,73441,746

Wageman (78) may also be a first name.

Wageman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the wager,' one who paid or was paid by fixed wages; compare Tasker.

Willelmus Wagur et Cecilia, uxor, smyth, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Margareta Wagur, 1379: ibid.

1603. Buried — John Wager, a poorman: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1614. Married — Edward Wager to Margret Congrie: St. Peter, Cornhill.

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

Wageoure is used by the Scottish poet Barbour, for a mercenary soldier-one who fights for a ' wage ' or hire. Hence also Wageman.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

"Wageoure is used by the Scotch poet Barbour for a mercenary soldier—one who fights for a ' wage' or hire. Hence also Wageman" (Lower). Both Wager and Wagir are found as U.S. names, and Wager is the name of a large estuary or inlet of British North America.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Wageman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wageman occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wageman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 311,397th most common family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,027,747 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Wageman are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,091,646th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 78 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 981 people, or 1 in 369,479. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 15 percent reside, Nebraska, where 10 percent reside and Idaho, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 11 percent reside and Poland, where 2 percent reside.

Wageman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wageman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wageman surname rose 1,226 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wageman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wageman surname are 29.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.52% registered with the party.

The amount Wageman earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.53% more than the national average, earning $44,241 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.95% more than the national average, earning $50,650 CAD per year.

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