Waylen Surname

985,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Waylen 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.

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Waylen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1131:493,08031,588
Australia591:457,55435,515
United States421:8,629,975373,648
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England901:270,83719,067
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Waylen (883) may also be a first name.

Waylen 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.

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

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

This name is spelt in a variety of ways in the parish register of St. James', Devizes. It is doubtless a corruption of Wayland, a name sometimes occurring in that neighbourhood in the public records. The Irish name Whelan is pronounced in the same manner as Waylen, adding the aspirate; but it is of course totally distinct in origin. Inf. James Waylen, Esq.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. From the Dutch, "Weil—and,"pasture—ground, meadow—land.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Waylen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Waylen is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Waylen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waylen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 985,740th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 27,921,632 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Waylen live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 273,612th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 883 people.

It is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 493,080. In England it is most prevalent in: Essex, where 33 percent are found, Wiltshire, where 26 percent are found and Dorset, where 17 percent are found. Beside England this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.

Waylen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Waylen has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 126 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 1,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Waylen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Waylen are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Waylen earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 4.09% less than the national average, earning $41,383 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.32% more than the national average, earning $68,225 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whaylen9272/
Waylene921/
Waylien921/
Walen911,354/
Wylen9176/
Wahyulen867/
Wayhalen860/
Whalen8340,699/
Wallen8311,853/
Wahlen833,501/
Baylen832,083/
Waalen83306/
Walien83109/
Wailen8384/
Wasyln8323/
Walhen8316/
Walenn8314/
Waleen8312/
Walenc8312/
Wylene8311/
Wyllen839/
Waløen839/
Vaylen838/
Waulen838/
Waylin837/
Waloen833/
Waylyn831/
Walenk831/
Waylem831/
Wylent830/
Weylen830/
Hwalen830/
Wealen830/
Waln80751/
Whealen77157/
Walleen77118/
Wallien77111/
Whallen7782/
Walenne7755/
Wailuen7753/
Waehlen7730/
Wallend7720/
Wahalen778/
Walhlen772/
Whaylin772/
Walengg771/
Weallen771/
Wailien771/
Wahlenk771/
Wayllem771/
Whaelen770/
Whailen770/
Whahlen770/
Whaleen770/
Weylend770/
Whaalen770/
Whalhen770/
Whalien770/
Whhalen770/
Walllen770/
Balen734,310/
Valen733,075/
Wilen731,547/
Walin73822/
Walne73774/
Wylin73402/
Bylen73384/
Walyn73278/
Walem73276/
Welen73145/
Waleń73116/
Walln7392/
Walén7324/
Wålen7318/
Bayln7312/
Vylen7311/
Wahln731/
Wlehn731/
Wylem730/
Whaln730/
Wahyulin71101/
Vayileng711/
Wallenck711/
Waalenne711/
Wheallen710/
Whalehen710/
Weallend710/
Wallin6726,663/
Ballen6714,015/
Valent676,159/
Willen673,005/
Wellen672,865/
Waleem672,607/
Bailen672,381/
Wallén671,955/
Baylin671,497/
Boylen671,256/
Vallen671,040/
Wahlin671,034/
Baulen671,020/
Wallyn67994/
Whalin67944/
Welenc67941/
Beylen67919/
Whelen67512/
Wallem67382/
Wahlén67345/
Wielen67204/
Wehlen67192/
Wählen67180/
Valien67169/
Walhin67146/
Vaelen67134/
Weelen67121/
Baalen6777/
Witlen6764/
Weulen6763/
Whalem6737/
Wilien6736/
Valend6736/
Valøen6736/
Wahlne6729/
Waglin6722/
Hvalen6722/
Wihlen6719/
Vaulen6719/
Valenq6719/
Byleen6718/
Wailin6717/
Wilhen6717/
Valeng6717/
Valeen6715/
Wijlen6715/
Baleen6713/
Whealn6712/
Buylen6711/
Vaylin6711/
Waulin6711/
Walint6710/
Wailem6710/
Bylehn678/
Walhem678/
Wilenø677/
Bealen676/
Welien676/
Wileen676/
Weilen675/
Vailen674/
Waluun674/
Wallèn674/
Wuayolyna673/
Baëlen673/
Vaylenova672/
Wahlng672/
Balenn671/
Voylen671/
Whlene671/
Whalnd671/
Whalyn671/
Hualen671/
Hbalen671/
Valenn671/
Vahlen671/
Waelyn671/
Wahaln671/
Walijn671/
Hwelen671/
Whallhenn671/
Wailyn671/
Walyna671/
Wylnne671/
Wyslyn671/
Whilen670/
Woulen670/
Whalne670/
Wealnd670/

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