Wagster Surname
Approximately 1,023 people bear this surname
Wagster Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'Wagstaff,' an official who was officious; v. Shakespear; v. also the statement under Wagspear.
Walter Waggestaf, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert Waggestaff, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameWagster Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 961 | 1:377,169 | 33,351 |
| England | 62 | 1:898,678 | 46,462 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17 | 1:1,433,845 | 49,523 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 120 | 1:418,489 | 30,805 |
Wagster Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'Wagstaff,' an official who was officious; v. Shakespear; v. also the statement under Wagspear.
Walter Waggestaf, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert Waggestaff, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Edward Wagstaffe. Nichol's History of Leicestershire.
1585. Thomas Wagstaffe Warwickshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1696. Baptised — Ellen, d. Thomas Wagstaff: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1737. Married — John Wagstaffe and Alice Littler: St. Michael, Cornhill.
Applied to one who could brandish or wag a staff with effect. It belongs to the same class as Shakeshaft, Longstaffe, Shakspeare, &c., and is the most common of that class. It is curious to observe, among the archives of Stratfor-dupon-Avon, record of proceedings between Richard Wagstaff and John Shahespere-the latter being the poet's father. See Halliwell's Life of Shakspeare, p. 41.
(H.R. Waggestaff, Wagestaf). The last syllable of this name is the Anglo-Saxon stede, a place, station (locus, situs, statio, spatium). compare the names Bickerstaff, Bickerstaffe, Eavestaff, Hackstaff, Halstaff, Halstead, Halsted, Hardstaff, Langstaffe, Longstaff.
Wagstaff is an old English name that six hundred years ago occurred as Wagestaf and Waggestaf in Norfolk and Oxfordshire (H. R.). Since those early times one of the principal homes of the name has been in Warwickshire, the Wagstaffes of Tachebrooke being a distinguished family in the 16th and 17th centuries; but probably they had been much longer in the county of Warwick, since an epitaph relating to one of this family, who died in 1681, informs us that he was "descended from the ancient family of the Wagstaffes of Harbury," a place also in Warwickshire (Dugdale's "Warwickshire"). There was a family of the name in Boddington, Northamptonshire, in the 17th century (Baker's "Northamptonshire"). At present the name is also established in Derbyshire and Essex.
Wagster Demographics
Average Wagster Salary in
United States
$38,934 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wagster Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wagster Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wagster is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wagster? popularity and diffusion
Wagster is the 355,394th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 7,123,701 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Wagster live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 961 people, or 1 in 377,169. In The United States Wagster is most frequent in: Nevada, where 27 percent live, Tennessee, where 11 percent live and Arkansas, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 6 percent live.
Wagster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wagster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wagster last name rose 801 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 365 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wagster Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Wagster are 7.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.97% being registered to vote for the party.
Wagster earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.77% less than the national average, earning $38,934 USD per year.
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