Wager Surname
Approximately 7,704 people bear this surname
Wager 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.
Read More About This SurnameWager Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,495 | 1:80,636 | 9,168 |
| England | 1,381 | 1:40,346 | 5,188 |
| Canada | 489 | 1:75,349 | 8,505 |
| Germany | 423 | 1:190,320 | 22,075 |
| France | 169 | 1:393,034 | 57,995 |
| Australia | 168 | 1:160,689 | 16,729 |
| Denmark | 105 | 1:53,759 | 5,507 |
| Israel | 70 | 1:122,252 | 13,395 |
| Wales | 59 | 1:52,450 | 4,823 |
| Finland | 55 | 1:99,940 | 10,215 |
| Austria | 52 | 1:163,758 | 21,504 |
| Sweden | 47 | 1:209,505 | 14,512 |
| Romania | 41 | 1:489,704 | 37,604 |
| New Zealand | 24 | 1:188,680 | 19,801 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 790 | 1:30,855 | 4,109 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,538 | 1:32,652 | 3,932 |
The alternate forms: Wäger (1,053) & Wáger (69) are calculated separately.
Wager (115) may also be a first name.
Wager 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.
(Teutonic) 14th cent. (Yorks) Wagur = Weigher [cp. Swedish wägre = Dutch weger= Ger. wäger, weigher; from Old Norse uega = Dutch wegen = Ger. wägen = Old English wegan, to carry, weigh]
Wageoure is used by the Scottish poet Barbour, for a mercenary soldier-one who fights for a ' wage ' or hire. Hence also Wageman.
"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.
From the German, Wager; a personal name.
Wager Demographics
Average Wager Salary in
United States
$45,096 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wager Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wager Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wager (Arabic: فاغر) is found most in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms: Wäger or Wáger. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wager.
How Common Is The Last Name Wager? popularity and diffusion
Wager is the 64,884th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 945,943 people. The surname Wager is predominantly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Wager live; 65 percent live in North America and 65 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 873,022nd most frequently used first name globally, borne by 115 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 4,495 people, or 1 in 80,636. In The United States Wager is most prevalent in: New York, where 18 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States Wager is found in 52 countries. It is also found in England, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.
Wager Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wager has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 292 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 175 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 656 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wager Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Wager surname are 15.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.81% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Wager earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 13.73% more than the national average, earning 393,588 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 15.49% less than the national average, earning R 200,820 per year; in United States they earn 4.51% more than the national average, earning $45,096 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.94% less than the national average, earning $47,230 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wager Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wager in the Arabic language | ||
| فاغر | faghr | - |
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Wager Reference & Research
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