Wauchope Surname
Approximately 1,708 people bear this surname
Wauchope Surname Definition:
Territorial, from the district of Wauchopedale in the parish of Langholm, Dumfriesshire, The family appears however to have been early settled in Roxburghshire, but their early charters have been destroyed. They are never found as tenants-in-chief (in capite) of the Crown, but always as holding the subordinate although honorable position of a vassal or tenant of a baron, and yet had tenants and vassals of their own, in English feudal law a vavasour (Med.
Read More About This SurnameWauchope Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 873 | 1:30,923 | 4,113 |
| United States | 299 | 1:1,212,237 | 86,130 |
| Jamaica | 272 | 1:10,551 | 1,114 |
| England | 84 | 1:663,310 | 38,317 |
| Canada | 78 | 1:472,379 | 40,609 |
| South Africa | 53 | 1:1,022,221 | 62,590 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| Ireland | 10 | 1:470,894 | 15,820 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 34 | 1:130,290 | 7,484 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 45 | 1:83,183 | 4,503 |
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
Wauchope Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Territorial, from the district of Wauchopedale in the parish of Langholm, Dumfriesshire, The family appears however to have been early settled in Roxburghshire, but their early charters have been destroyed. They are never found as tenants-in-chief (in capite) of the Crown, but always as holding the subordinate although honorable position of a vassal or tenant of a baron, and yet had tenants and vassals of their own, in English feudal law a vavasour (Med. Latin vassus vassorum). Ada de Waleuhope witnessed a charter by Symon de Lyndsay to the Abbey of Melrose in the reign of William the Lion, and dominus Ada de Waleuhope, evidently the same person, witnessed another charter to Melrose in the same reign (Melros, p. 132,149). Alan de Walchope witnessed a charter by Thomas de Lundin granted between 1203-14 (RAA., I, 65). In 1247 Robert de Waluchop, son of Alan de Waluchop, received from Alexander II a charter of lands in Aberdeenshire (Arch. Scot., I, p. 366), and in 1249, as Robert de Walwehope he was one of the twelve knights appointed to meet twelve knights from England to settle the law of the marches (APS., I, p. 413). As Robert de Walhope he witnessed gift of land in Aython (Aytoun) to the monks of Coldingham, 1259 (Raine, 203). Alan de Walchop or Walchoup witnessed a quitclaim of Beeth-Waldef in Fife, 1278 (RD., p. 52-53). Robert de Waighope rendered homage at Aberdeen, 1296, an Thomas Waighope in Edinburgh, a tenant under the bishop of St. Andrews. The seal of the latter bears a hawk or raven killing a bird, SJ Thome Walchop (Bain, II, p. 195,205, 555). Thomas de Walchope was sub vicecomes de Perth, 1379 (Scon, p. 144). Meg Walchop is recorded in Aberdeen, 1408 (CWA., p. 316). David Wauchoip was procurator of the Scottish Nation in the University of Orleans, 1502 (SHSM., II, p. 95), and in the records of the Scots men-at-arms in France the name appears as Vaucop and Vulcob. Walichop 1262, Wauhope 1530, Wawchop 1589. In the North of Ireland it is pronounced Wahab.
(Scot.-Eng.) belonging to Wauchope (DumFrench), 14th cent. Wachop, Walghopp, 13th cent. Waluchop = the Welsh Hope or Hill-Recess [Old Northern English walk, Briton, Welshman + -hóp: v. Hope]
(Scot.-Eng.) belonging to Wauchope (DumFrench), 14th cent. Wachop, Walghopp, 13th cent. Waluchop = the Welsh Hope or Hill-Recess
This family derive their name from the district of Wauchopedale, co. Dumfries. They were long hereditary baillies of Mid-Lothian. The first of the name mentioned by Burke is Robert Wauchope, A.D. 1387.
From Warcop; a location name in Westmorland. (?).
Wauchope Demographics
Average Wauchope Salary in
United States
$46,444 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wauchope Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wauchope Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wauchope has its highest incidence in Australia. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wauchope? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 235,556th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,266,713 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 51 percent of Wauchope live; 51 percent live in Australasia and 51 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.
The surname Wauchope is most commonly held in Australia, where it is borne by 873 people, or 1 in 30,923. In Australia it is mostly concentrated in: South Australia, where 70 percent are found, Northern Territory, where 11 percent are found and Victoria, where 7 percent are found. Barring Australia it is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Jamaica, where 16 percent are found.
Wauchope Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wauchope has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wauchope surname increased 2,300 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 2,800 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 60 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 71 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Wauchope Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Wauchope last name is principally Presbyterian (82%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Wauchope last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Wauchope earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 33.77% less than the national average, earning R 157,392 per year; in United States they earn 7.64% more than the national average, earning $46,444 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.52% more than the national average, earning $60,376 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wauchophe | 94 | 2 | / |
| Wauchop | 93 | 203 | / |
| Wachope | 93 | 2 | / |
| Bauchope | 88 | 23 | / |
| Wouchope | 88 | 3 | / |
| Wuachope | 88 | 1 | / |
| Waucophe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wauchape | 88 | 0 | / |
| Wacope | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wachop | 86 | 0 | / |
| Bauchop | 80 | 174 | / |
| Wauchob | 80 | 25 | / |
| Wachepe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bachope | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wouchop | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wachape | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buchope | 80 | 1 | / |
| Watchop | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wachoup | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wachapea | 75 | 197 | / |
| Wachapet | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wachapie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wachob | 71 | 753 | / |
| Wachap | 71 | 74 | / |
| Bachop | 71 | 54 | / |
| Wachaphet | 71 | 5 | / |
| Buchop | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bouchoupe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vacope | 71 | 1 | / |
| Whachapet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wachapa | 67 | 449 | / |
| Buchhop | 67 | 296 | / |
| Bachopi | 67 | 102 | / |
| Batchop | 67 | 5 | / |
| Waikhop | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bachape | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wachapá | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beuchop | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wadchov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bauchap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buchopf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Waycoop | 67 | 0 | / |
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