Wainhouse Surname

983,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Wainhouse Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the house where wagons were made or stored.

Wainhouse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1231:452,99229,924
United States691:5,253,028264,570
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Wales71:442,07621,198
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1181:206,57116,235
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wainhouse Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the house where wagons were made or stored.

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

Wainhouse Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wainhouse occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wainhouse? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 983,245th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 27,815,061 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Wainhouse live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most common in England, where it is borne by 123 people, or 1 in 452,992. In England Wainhouse is mostly concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 29 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 27 percent reside and Greater London, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account England it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent reside and New Zealand, where 16 percent reside.

Wainhouse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wainhouse has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Wainhouse last name grew 104 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 6,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wainhouse Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wainhouse surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.64% registered with the party.

Wainhouse earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 57.95% more than the national average, earning $68,154 USD per year.

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