Waggener Surname

235,986th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,704 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Waggener Surname Definition:

(Teutonic) Wagoner [a comp. late formation (with English agential suff. -er) on Dutch wagen, a wagon] In ‘Titus Andronicus’, V. ii. 48, waggoner is used in the sense of ‘charioteer’.

Bardsley pertinently notes that ‘James Waggoner’ was baptized at the Dutch Church, London, in 1610.

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Waggener Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6941:213,96620,872
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4121:121,89011,853

Waggener Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic) Wagoner [a comp. late formation (with English agential suff. -er) on Dutch wagen, a wagon] In ‘Titus Andronicus’, V. ii. 48, waggoner is used in the sense of ‘charioteer’.

Bardsley pertinently notes that ‘James Waggoner’ was baptized at the Dutch Church, London, in 1610.

Cp. Wainer.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Waggener Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waggener occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Waggener click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waggener? popularity and diffusion

It is the 235,986th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 4,276,729 people. Waggener occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Waggener are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,694 people, or 1 in 213,966. In The United States Waggener is primarily concentrated in: California, where 15 percent are found, Missouri, where 6 percent are found and Kentucky, where 5 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Waggener Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Waggener has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 411 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Waggener Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Waggener surname are 16.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.13% registered to vote for the political party.

Waggener earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.18% more than the national average, earning $48,837 USD per year.

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