Waygood Surname

553,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 576 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Waygood Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wigod'; v. Wiggett, and compare Wayman for Wyman, and Waymark for Wymark.

1623. Buried — Thomas Waygood, free of the Cookes (buried by night): St. Peter, Cornhill.

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Waygood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3391:164,36015,274
United States751:4,832,786249,377
Wales481:64,4695,713
Australia371:729,61448,196
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Scotland81:669,22723,443
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
France21:33,211,361423,184
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2331:104,61510,443
Wales81:196,0527,186
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Waygood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wigod'; v. Wiggett, and compare Wayman for Wyman, and Waymark for Wymark.

1623. Buried — Thomas Waygood, free of the Cookes (buried by night): St. Peter, Cornhill.

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

(English) a descendant of the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wigod— War-God [Old English wíg, war + god, a god]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From some local name compounded of wood.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Waygood Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waygood is found most in England. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waygood? popularity and diffusion

It is the 553,576th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 12,651,989 people. The last name Waygood is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Waygood are found; 69 percent are found in Northern Europe and 69 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 339 people, or 1 in 164,360. In England Waygood is most prevalent in: Somerset, where 18 percent are found, Greater London, where 12 percent are found and Hampshire, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account England Waygood is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Wales, where 8 percent are found.

Waygood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Waygood has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 145 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,875 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Waygood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Waygood last name are 14.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.87% registered with the party.

The amount Waygood earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 43.76% less than the national average, earning R 133,656 per year; in United States they earn 3.25% more than the national average, earning $44,550 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.19% less than the national average, earning $49,590 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baygood8648/
Weygood8636/
Waggood866/
Wagoo8317/
Wygod838/
Waygo830/
Weasgood800/
Bagood771,285/
Waghoo77211/
Wayogo77154/
Wigood7784/
Wayago7735/
Wayego7732/
Waghod776/
Wayigo775/
Wahgoo771/
Wago732,066/
Wygo734/
Wahyugo7141/
Wahyogo717/
Wayingo712/
Wang'oo712/
Weygoud711/
Wayogho711/
Wanghoo711/
Wayogop711/
Beagood710/
Vangood710/
Wagho671,186/
Hwago67684/
Waigo67652/
Wagou67518/
Vagod67322/
Bagod67265/
Bagoo67156/
Baygo67156/
Wigod67108/
Wagot6789/
Wagoh6789/
Weago6766/
Bygod6762/
Waugo6740/
Wagad6730/
Wagoa6725/
Wayga6714/
Wahgo6711/
Wagoi6710/
Wayongho677/
Waago676/
Waggo675/
Wegoo674/
Wayang'o674/
Wakgo674/
Wayon'go672/
Wuago671/
Wa'go671/
Wygos671/
Wygoś671/
Wagud671/
Vaygo671/
Wayiegho671/
Whago671/

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