Waymark Surname

968,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Waymark Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wymarc' 'On either side of his bed stood the two great chiefs of his realm, Harold the Earl, and Stigand the Archbishop. At the bed's head stood the Staller, Robert the son of Wymarc, a man of Normanbirth' (Death of Eadward, Freeman).

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Waymark Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1781:313,02323,520
Canada581:635,26952,014
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1021:238,97417,695
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Waymark Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wymarc' 'On either side of his bed stood the two great chiefs of his realm, Harold the Earl, and Stigand the Archbishop. At the bed's head stood the Staller, Robert the son of Wymarc, a man of Normanbirth' (Death of Eadward, Freeman). Several Wymarcs occur in Domesday.' Wymarck Piggestey', inhabitant of Winchelsea, 20 Edward I' (Lower, Patronymica Britannica).

Wymarc Mercatrix, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Wymarc Brown, Bedfordshire, ibid.

Wymarca fil. Roberti, Henry III. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.

Wvmarca Fraunceys, Henry III. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.

Johannes Wymarkson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Wyroerk de Bland, 1379: ibid.

John Wyroerk, fellow of Merton, 1451: Register of the University of Oxford.

1551. Buried — Ellis Wimarke: St. Antholin (London).

1702. Married — Matthias Wallraven and Mercy Waymarke: St. Dionis Backchurch.

With the variant Waymark, compare Wayman for Wyman, which see.

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

An obsolete personal name. Wymarck Piggesteyl was an inhabitant of Winchelsea, 20. Edw. I. Cooper. It is a common Christian name in Domesday, and succeeding records down to the XIV. century.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Waymark Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waymark occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Waymark? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 968,490th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 27,192,336 people. Waymark occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Waymark are found; 69 percent are found in Northern Europe and 69 percent are found in British Isles.

Waymark is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 313,023. In England it is most numerous in: West Sussex, where 28 percent live, Kent, where 20 percent live and Essex, where 12 percent live. Apart from England this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Waymark Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Waymark has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Waymark surname increased 175 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Waymark Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Waymark earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 22.46% less than the national average, earning $33,458 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.25% more than the national average, earning $54,281 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wymark92126/
Whymark86977/
Weymark8691/
Waimark8610/
Woymark860/
Waymork860/
Waismark809/
Wimark77118/
Vamark7789/
Wemark7762/
Bamark771/
Waismarck753/
Weimark7118/
Bahmark711/
Wesmark711/
Vamarkh711/
Wetmark710/
Weimarck6721/
Weismark6720/
Wettmark6718/
Wittmark6717/
Wejemark6714/
Wågemark673/
Vymarkova632/
Whitmarks631/
Vimark6234/
Vemark6210/
Vamarg629/
Vamarc627/
Bamarc621/
Wismarc574/
Vamargh573/
Bojmark573/
Beemark571/
Bahmarg571/
Boumark571/
Bahmargh5332/
Bojemark534/
Vågemark533/
Håvemark533/
Bejemark532/
Vymorkova50147/
Vammarque501/

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