Wagnell Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wagnell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wagnell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
England51:11,143,612252,590
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970

The alternate forms: Wägnell (1) are calculated separately.

Wagnell Last Name Facts

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

Wagnell occurs more in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Wägnell. Click here for other potential spellings of Wagnell.

How Common Is The Last Name Wagnell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,843,861st most commonly occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Wagnell live; 66 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Wagnell is most commonly used in Canada, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 2,046,977. In Canada Wagnell is mostly concentrated in: Ontario, where 72 percent live, Quebec, where 17 percent live and British Columbia, where 11 percent live. Besides Canada it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent live and Sweden, where 15 percent live.

Wagnell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wagnell has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Wagnell surname declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wagnell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wagnell last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the party.

The amount Wagnell earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 25.43% less than the national average, earning $32,175 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.9% more than the national average, earning $66,526 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wägnell951/
Wagnel9217/
Wanell929/
Bagnell861,827/
Wannell86712/
Vagnell8610/
Waynell865/
Wangell863/
Waanell860/
Watnell860/
Whanell860/
Wanel8332/
Whannell80128/
Whatnell8038/
Waniel7781/
Vanell7781/
Wainel7742/
Banell7734/
Wannel7724/
Wanehl7720/
Wahnel7710/
Wagnil779/
Bagnel778/
Wonell776/
Vagnel773/
Waynel771/
Wanelt770/
Whanel770/
Waynehill751/
Vaughnell750/
Wanl736/
Wonnell71312/
Bannell71197/
Weinell71178/
Whannel71172/
Vangell7174/
Weynell7151/
Vannell7139/
Wanhill7137/
Vanhell7135/
Wangiel7125/
Wahnelt718/
Wangnil716/
Wainele716/
Wanheel714/
Baunell714/
Baniell713/
Bainell711/
Wannill711/
Wagnail711/
Wanjele711/
Wanniel711/
Vaneell711/
Vognell711/
Watniel711/
Baggnel710/
Bognell710/
Wounell710/
Baynell710/
Vanel672,361/
Banel67966/
Wanil67179/
Wangnild6713/
Vanielle675/
Wahnl671/
Banniell670/
Wonel670/
Baunnell670/

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Wagnell Reference & Research

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wagnell
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