Wagoner Surname
Approximately 21,174 people bear this surname
Wagoner Surname Definition:
James Waggoner, son of James Waggoner, christened at the Dutch Church, 1610: Reg.
Read More About This SurnameWagoner Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21,055 | 1:17,215 | 2,179 |
| Canada | 46 | 1:800,991 | 62,809 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,461 | 1:5,935 | 744 |
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.
(English, German) Driver of a wagon; one who made wagons, a cartwright.
Germ, wagner, a wheelwright or Cartwright. Naturalized from Germany.
Wagoner Demographics
Average Male Wagoner Height
177.62 cm
Average Female Wagoner Height
162.94 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waggoner | 93 | 21,613 | / |
| Wagoneer | 93 | 17 | / |
| Wagonner | 93 | 16 | / |
| Wagonere | 93 | 2 | / |
| Wangoner | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wagooner | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wagonier | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wagonert | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wagonerd | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wagogner | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wagoneur | 93 | 0 | / |
| Waagoner | 93 | 0 | / |
| Waygoner | 93 | 0 | / |
| Waggonner | 88 | 109 | / |
| Waggoneer | 88 | 11 | / |
| Waggonerr | 88 | 3 | / |
| Wanggoner | 88 | 2 | / |
| Wagoneire | 88 | 1 | / |
| Weaggoner | 88 | 1 | / |
| Waggonier | 88 | 0 | / |
| Wagener | 86 | 21,311 | / |
| Waganer | 86 | 151 | / |
| Wogoner | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wegoner | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wagonir | 86 | 0 | / |
| Waguner | 86 | 0 | / |
| Vagoner | 86 | 0 | / |
| D'Waggoner | 82 | 1 | / |
| Waggener | 80 | 1,704 | / |
| Wagganer | 80 | 296 | / |
| Waegener | 80 | 58 | / |
| Weggoner | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woggoner | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wagunerr | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wagonire | 80 | 0 | / |
| Waegeneer | 75 | 26 | / |
| Waggenier | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wagganger | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waggeneer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waggatner | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wegener | 71 | 31,544 | / |
| Wägener | 71 | 12 | / |
| Vagener | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wagenir | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wogener | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weganer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Weggener | 67 | 165 | / |
| Vagiener | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vaghaner | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weigener | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weegener | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vagenier | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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