Wagoner Surname

25,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,174 people bear this surname

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

Wagoner Surname Definition:

James Waggoner, son of James Waggoner, christened at the Dutch Church, 1610: Reg.

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Wagoner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21,0551:17,2152,179
Canada461:800,99162,809
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England21:27,859,030389,889
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,4611:5,935744

Wagoner (56) may also be a first name.

Wagoner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the wagoner,' a wainman, a carter. Wagon, wain (Dutch), a cart for carriage of goods. Probably as 'Wainman' (which see) was the common English term, Wagner is generally of German importation. The following entry confirms this:

James Waggoner, son of James Waggoner, christened at the Dutch Church, 1610: Reg. St. Dionis Backchurch (London).

Godemar le Waghener. Documents Illustrative of English History.

John Wiggoner, Yorkshire: Deposition from York Castle (Surtees Society).

1808. Married — Anthony Wagner and Sarah Harby: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English, German) Driver of a wagon; one who made wagons, a cartwright.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Germ, wagner, a wheelwright or Cartwright. Naturalized from Germany.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Wagoner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wagoner is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wagoner? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wagoner is the 25,458th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 344,174 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Wagoner are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,321,957th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 56 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 21,055 people, or 1 in 17,215. In The United States Wagoner is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 13 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Indiana, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States Wagoner is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent are found and Singapore, where 0 percent are found.

Wagoner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wagoner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wagoner last name grew 249 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wagoner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wagoner surname are 23.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.82% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wagoner earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 158.84% more than the national average, earning S/. 50,177 per year; in United States they earn 5.21% less than the national average, earning $40,901 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.43% less than the national average, earning $42,017 CAD per year.

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Wagoner Reference & Research

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