Waitt Surname

338,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,088 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Malta

Waitt Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the wait,' i.e. watchman (v. Wayt for a longer notice); also musicians in general. 'The waytis blew lowde.' 'Grete lordys were at the assent, Waytys blewe, to mete they wente.': Halliwell.

Robert le Weyte, Oxfordshire, 1273.

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Waitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8041:450,82038,620
England1811:307,83523,246
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Scotland321:167,3079,494
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Malta41:107,5681,849
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1061:229,95617,302
Scotland161:233,9518,207
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3541:141,86113,333

Waitt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the wait,' i.e. watchman (v. Wayt for a longer notice); also musicians in general. 'The waytis blew lowde.' 'Grete lordys were at the assent, Waytys blewe, to mete they wente.': Halliwell.

Robert le Weyte, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Sarra le Weyte, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Ralph le Weyte, or Wayte, Essex, ibid.

Henry le Weyte. Calendarium Rotulorum Chartarum.

Robert le Wayte. Rolls of Parliament.

Johannes Wayte, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus Wayte, 1379: ibid.

1636. Buried — Barbara, wife of Thomas Waite: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(Anglo-French-Teut.) Watchman [M.E wayte, &c., Old French waite, O.Sax O.H.Ger. wahta, a guard, watchman Atte laste by fortune he [Sir Gareth] cam to a castel, and ther he heard the waites uppon the walles.—Morte d'Arthur, VII. xxx.

The corresponding mod. French surname is Guet. "A Lille, l'agent de police est appelé guet.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Local. The same as Thwaite, a piece of ground cleared of wood, a meadow.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Waitt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waitt has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Waitt click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waitt? popularity and diffusion

Waitt is the 338,216th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 6,698,112 people. Waitt is primarily found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Waitt are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 804 people, or 1 in 450,820. In The United States it is most frequent in: Massachusetts, where 20 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Waitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Waitt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Waitt surname grew 227 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 171 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Waitt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Waitt surname is chiefly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Waitt surname are 0.48999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.74% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Waitt earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 12.63% more than the national average, earning $48,598 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.45% more than the national average, earning $71,765 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waitte9192/
Waitts9149/
Waittz911/
Witt8999,263/
Watt8977,794/
Wait899,216/
Waggitt83157/
Whaitte8317/
Waaitte831/
Whaitts831/
Waitthe831/
Witte8053,620/
Waite8052,355/
Whitt8022,262/
Watte801,720/
Hwait80760/
Waith80405/
Whait80354/
Waiat80237/
Woitt80151/
Whatt80121/
Wajit8061/
Waiet8048/
Wattø8041/
Baitt8034/
Wiott8032/
Waytt8030/
Waiut8025/
Weitt8023/
Hwitt8019/
Wayit8015/
Watth8012/
Witth807/
Waidt806/
Hwatt805/
Wiett802/
Wgatt802/
Waiht802/
Weatt801/
Waizt801/
Witht801/
Wihtt801/
Wattd801/
Wattt801/
Vaitt801/
Wuitt801/
Wittt801/
Waatt801/
Wastt800/
Wat7512,425/
Wit755,972/
Waithe732,622/
Whaite73394/
Woitte73168/
Whitte73143/
Whatts73105/
Wheatt7353/
Wahatt7330/
Watthe7321/
Wayatt7314/
Wajith7314/
Wisztt739/
Watths738/
Wayite738/
Weyatt737/
Weiatt737/
Baiett737/
Hweitt737/
Wattts736/
Weatte735/
Wijatt735/
Waicht734/
Whatte734/
Weatts734/
Waieet734/
Wayett733/
Wiiett733/
Whuitt733/
Wiyatt732/
Wastts732/
Whaitz732/
Whaytt732/
Waggit731/
Hwatts731/
Baiatt731/
Baitth731/
Bajitt731/
Wiyott731/
Waytts731/
Weastt731/
Wattss731/
Whiett731/
Wejatt731/
Weitte731/
Weittz731/
Waatte731/
Baitht731/
Wattsz731/
Waatts730/
Wwaite730/
Wiyett730/
Weistt730/
Wate6721,601/
Bait6720,829/
Batt6720,567/
With679,393/
Waid675,684/
Vitt674,746/
Wadt671,743/
Wayt671,201/
Weit671,052/
Whit671,022/
Wath67992/
Hwat67855/
Wite67732/
Bitt67645/
Wett67561/
Vait67429/
Woit67388/
Wiet67306/
Vatt67291/
What67274/
Widt67137/
Waat6772/
Wuat6758/
Waut6750/
Weat6746/
Wijt6741/
Wittová6731/
Wajt6731/
Wißt6728/
Vwat6721/
Wheatte6720/
Waitová6712/
Wytt6712/
Waht679/
Uitt674/
Hwit674/
Bahaitt673/
Whatthe673/
Wiht673/
Watd673/
Wuit673/
H'Weitt671/
Wizt671/
Wattová671/
Whayatt671/
Wheatts671/
Uatt671/
Hwaiteh671/
Wittova671/
Vwit671/
Witd671/
Wjtt671/
Waggith670/
Wayette670/
Wattowa670/
Whistte670/

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Waitt Reference & Research

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