Wayre Surname
Approximately 86 people bear this surname
Wayre Surname Definition:
= Ware, q.v.
The Cumb. place is on the River Waver. Waver [Old English wœfre, flickering, wavering] seems to have been used as a name for the aspen or trembling poplar (cp. ‘Wavertree,’ Lanc.; also: "Wavers, young timberlings left standing in a fallen wood” —E.
Read More About This SurnameWayre Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 55 | 1:1,013,056 | 50,089 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Wayre (14) may also be a first name.
Wayre Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Ware, q.v.
The Cumb. place is on the River Waver. Waver [Old English wœfre, flickering, wavering] seems to have been used as a name for the aspen or trembling poplar (cp. ‘Wavertree,’ Lanc.; also: "Wavers, young timberlings left standing in a fallen wood” —E. Yorks Gloss., 1788); and our Waver and Weaver streams were apparently so called from the prevalence of this tree along their banks: cp. Ash-Brook, Willow-Brook, Withy-Brook, Alder-Brook, Eller-Beck, Eller-Burn, &c.
Roger Vaaier, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).
Wayre Demographics
Average Wayre Salary in
England
£26,469
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Wayre Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wayre Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wayre (Marathi: वायरे) occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wayre? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,020,555th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. The last name Wayre is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Wayre reside; 65 percent reside in Northern Europe and 65 percent reside in British Isles. Wayre is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held first name internationally, held by 14 people.
The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 1,013,056. In England Wayre is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 51 percent reside, Kent, where 16 percent reside and Essex, where 11 percent reside. Beside England this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.
Wayre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wayre has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 393 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wayre Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wayre in the Marathi language | ||
| वायरे | vayare | - |
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