Wareham Surname

61,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Wareham Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to 1 Wareham (Dor- set), Anglo-Saxon Chron. A.D. 876 Werham = the Weir - Enclosure or -Dwelling TO.E. wer, weir + ham(m, enclosure, &c.] 2 Warham (Norf.), 13th cent. Warham [same etym.]

Wareham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,3601:16,5832,403
United States2,6131:138,71414,465
Canada8751:42,1095,237
Australia6821:39,5835,127
New Zealand1781:25,4404,458
Wales1771:17,4831,899
South Africa1201:451,48138,064
Scotland711:75,4065,680
Jamaica171:168,8205,436
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Panama131:300,9437,078
France121:5,535,227269,324
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
China21:683,660,78330,601
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6521:14,7552,198
Scotland121:311,9359,798
Wales91:174,2686,522
Jersey51:10,3761,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3871:129,76412,459

Wareham (13) may also be a first name.

Wareham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to 1 Wareham (Dor- set), Anglo-Saxon Chron. A.D. 876 Werham = the Weir - Enclosure or -Dwelling TO.E. wer, weir + ham(m, enclosure, &c.] 2 Warham (Norf.), 13th cent. Warham [same etym.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Wareham (homestead by a dam or fish trap), in Dorset.

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

A town in Dorsetshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Dorset.

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

Wareham Last Name Facts

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

Wareham has its highest incidence in England. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wareham.

How Common Is The Last Name Wareham? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wareham is the 61,314th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 888,508 people. The surname Wareham occurs predominantly in Europe, where 45 percent of Wareham live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in British Isles. Wareham is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 13 people.

Wareham is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 3,360 people, or 1 in 16,583. In England it is most frequent in: Dorset, where 13 percent reside, Hampshire, where 10 percent reside and Greater London, where 8 percent reside. Apart from England Wareham is found in 39 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Canada, where 11 percent reside.

Wareham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wareham has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 203 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 675 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,967 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 592 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 150 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wareham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Wareham surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wareham surname are 16.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.17% being registered with the party.

The amount Wareham earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 99.25% more than the national average, earning R 473,484 per year; in United States they earn 5.05% more than the national average, earning $45,330 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.11% less than the national average, earning $48,635 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whareham9312/
Warehamm933/
Warehame931/
Weareham930/
Waream929/
Bareham861,439/
Wareame8611/
Warieam865/
Wareyam864/
Vareham861/
Warheam861/
Whaream861/
Warhyam861/
Woreham860/
Wereham860/
Wareheim80185/
Warehiem801/
Whereham800/
Waryam772,887/
Wariam77162/
Warjam7749/
Vaream7715/
Weream771/
Waraim771/
Baream771/
Waraym771/
Wareheime750/
Wariyam71118/
Waryaam7171/
Wariyem7146/
Wariame7145/
Barhaim7112/
Waryyam7111/
Warheim7110/
Warayam718/
Warryam715/
Warijem715/
Waraiam712/
Waryamm712/
Bariham712/
Bayream711/
Waruyam711/
Waryiam711/
Wariaam711/
Barejam711/
Barhaum711/
Baryham710/
Warayyam67641/
Barahiam675/
Barahaim671/
Warigiem671/
Warriyam671/
Wereyhem671/
Borheham671/
Barajham671/

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