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Where Does The Last Name Waites Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Waites has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waites? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 67,528^th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 988,946 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Waites are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762^nd most frequently held given name worldwide, held by 16 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 4,761 people, or 1 in 76,131. In The United States Waites is primarily found in: Texas, where 15 percent are found, South Carolina, where 6 percent are found and Mississippi, where 4 percent are found. Other than The United States Waites exists in 35 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Waites Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Waites has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 2,602 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 222 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 152 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Waites Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Waites surname are 19.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66% being registered with the party.

The amount Waites earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 2.09% less than the national average, earning R 232,668 per year; in United States they earn 8.77% less than the national average, earning $39,364 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.42% more than the national average, earning $52,376 CAD per year.