Wagnall Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Wagnall Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wagnall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:3,714,537119,675
Wales41:773,63329,106
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wagnall Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wagnall is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wagnall? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wagnall is the 4,307,654th most common family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Wagnall live; 90 percent live in Northern Europe and 90 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Wagnall is most common in England, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 3,714,537. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Hertfordshire, where 60 percent are found, Wiltshire, where 20 percent are found and Greater London, where 13 percent are found. Barring England this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 19 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Wagnall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wagnall has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Wagnall surname contracted 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wagnal920/
Bagnall8610,032/
Wannall86127/
Wanhall862/
Wagnail861/
Wognall861/
Waynall860/
Watnall860/
Wanal83268/
Whatnall80136/
Waitnall801/
Whannall800/
Baignall800/
Wanale77559/
Bagnal77274/
Wanjal77123/
Wanhal7711/
Wanaul7710/
Wanial773/
Watnal773/
Vanall772/
Wannal771/
Banall771/
Wajnal771/
Wahnal771/
Wanoll771/
Wonall770/
Wangehall756/
Waynehall751/
Waniale71669/
Wanjale71459/
Vanhall71445/
Wanyale71106/
Vannall7117/
Wainald7114/
Wanhial7112/
Wanagli7112/
Wanaile719/
Vanalle717/
Wuanale716/
Vangall715/
Wanaale713/
Wannale712/
Wonnall712/
Bagnoll712/
Wanauld712/
Wanhyal712/
Wainale711/
Wahnail711/
Banaill711/
Wangnol711/
Wannaul711/
Vagnial711/
Beanall711/
Wanjhal711/
Baniall711/
Huanall711/
Vognall710/
Baynall710/
Vangnal710/
Wannoll710/
Baggnal710/
Bognall710/
Bannall710/
Banal6711,934/
Vanhalle67377/
Vanal67288/
Wanol67109/
Wonal6727/
Wannagli6717/
Wagnholt678/
Vangaall675/
Wannasil675/
Uanal674/
Wanyaale673/
Wanał672/
Wainiale671/
Wajnholl671/
Vannhall671/
Wongnaul671/
Vausnall670/
Weinhall670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wagnall
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