Wannop Surname

561,353rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 565 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Wannop Surname Definition:

(English) early forms seem to be lacking [-op is prob. (as in other cases) for Old English hip, a hollow; while the first element may be either Old English wann, dark, or Old English ge)wait, diminished, curtailed, with ref.

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Wannop Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2071:269,16921,240
Canada1831:201,34219,659
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Wales221:140,66110,115
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2351:103,72510,383
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Wannop (850) may also be a first name.

Wannop Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) early forms seem to be lacking [-op is prob. (as in other cases) for Old English hip, a hollow; while the first element may be either Old English wann, dark, or Old English ge)wait, diminished, curtailed, with ref. to the shape of the hollow]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Wandhope; a location name in Cumberland.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Wannop Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wannop occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wannop? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 561,353rd most prevalent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 12,898,311 people. Wannop is primarily found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Wannop reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 279,628th most frequently used forename internationally It is held by 850 people.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 207 people, or 1 in 269,169. In England Wannop is most common in: Cumbria, where 42 percent reside, Tyne and Wear, where 17 percent reside and Northumberland, where 8 percent reside. Not including England Wannop exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 32 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Wannop Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wannop has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Wannop surname declined 12 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 525 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 156 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wannop Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wannop surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wannop earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 9.34% less than the national average, earning R 215,448 per year; in United States they earn 1.21% more than the national average, earning $43,673 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.72% more than the national average, earning $53,518 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wangnop9263/
Wanop9117/
Hwangnop861/
Bannop83146/
Wainop8342/
Wannap833/
Waenop831/
Waunop830/
Wanhop830/
Wachinnop808/
Wangnap776/
Baannop771/
Wangnob771/
Banop73331/
Wanap7323/
Uanop735/
Wenop734/
Wonop733/
Vanop731/
Bannov673,468/
Bannob67569/
Wanape6760/
Wotnop6740/
Vannov6710/
Wanhov676/
Banoup674/
Wainap673/
Vannap672/
Bonnop671/
Vanhop671/
Banuop671/

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