Wayland Surname
Approximately 4,459 people bear this surname
Wayland Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wayland,' a hundred in the county of Norfolk. There is no evidence in favour of a personal origin, although Wayland was familiar to legendary history. But v. Welland.
Ballivus Hundred de Wayland, Norfolk, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameWayland Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,361 | 1:107,843 | 11,801 |
| England | 534 | 1:104,341 | 10,941 |
| Canada | 230 | 1:160,198 | 16,186 |
| Australia | 124 | 1:217,707 | 20,896 |
| South Africa | 98 | 1:552,834 | 43,423 |
| Nicaragua | 37 | 1:162,732 | 2,305 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 29 | 1:152,754 | 8,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 239 | 1:101,989 | 10,250 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 868 | 1:57,856 | 6,427 |
Wayland (3,752) may also be a first name.
Wayland Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wayland,' a hundred in the county of Norfolk. There is no evidence in favour of a personal origin, although Wayland was familiar to legendary history. But v. Welland.
Ballivus Hundred de Wayland, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Thomas de Weyland, or Waylaunde, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Richard de Weylaund, Suffolk, ibid.
Nicholas Weylond, Norfolk, ibid.
Rither de Wayland, Yorkshire, 30 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Hubert de Weylaund, Suffolk, ibid.
1622. William Flookes and Elizabeth Wayland: Marriage Lic. (London).
1669. Married — Mark Weyland and Mary Underwood: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1741. Baptised — John, s. Frederic and Susanna Weiland: ibid.
1770. Married — Swithin Waylen and Maria Jeanetta Alt: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) 1 belonging to Wayland (Norf.), 13th cent. Wayland, Weyland, Weylond, &c. = the Way-Land [Old English weg, a way, path + land] 2 the Anglo-Saxon mythological and pers. name Weland, as in ‘Welandes smiððe’
1. Waylande is an archaism for valiant. 2. A hundred in Norfolk is so called. 3. Vaelund, or Wayland, is a Scandinavian personal name of great antiquity. "Wayland Smith," the Vulcan of the North, is well known in the legendary history of the middle ages. All that could be collected concerning him, is found in Singer's interesting volume under this title. Lond. 1847.
Local. From the Dutch, "Weil—and,"pasture—ground, meadow—land.
Simon Fitz-Osbert de Wailun held lands in Normandy, which King John granted to another (MSAN, v. 120). The family was of importance in Suffolk, Sir Nicholas being M.P. for that county 1290- 1305. William de W. had been escheator of the King 13th cent. The name Wayland was a form of Watlande, which manor in Kent was held t. Edward III. by Richard Weyland, and from him by John de Evering, or Avranches (Hasted). It was part of the Barony of Avranches, and the probability is that the Weylands were a branch of that family, for they bore a cross, which was also borne by a branch of the Avranches. See Averance.
A location name in Dorset Orfrom the Flemish, Weyland; a personal name.
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Wayland Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wayland Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wayland is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wayland? popularity and diffusion
Wayland is the 105,078th most frequent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,634,345 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Wayland reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 114,924th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 3,752 people.
The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 3,361 people, or 1 in 107,843. In The United States Wayland is most common in: California, where 11 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and Illinois, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.
Wayland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wayland has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wayland surname expanded 387 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 223 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 111 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wayland Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Wayland surname are 18.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.68% being registered with the political party.
The amount Wayland earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 4.86% more than the national average, earning R 249,192 per year; in United States they earn 4.66% more than the national average, earning $45,159 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.93% less than the national average, earning $49,220 CAD per year.
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