Wayt Surname
Approximately 1,201 people bear this surname
Wayt Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the wait,' i.e. watchman (v. Wayt for a longer notice); also musicians in general. 'The waytis blew lowde.' 'Grete lordys were at the assent, Waytys blewe, to mete they wente.': Halliwell.
Robert le Weyte, Oxfordshire, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameWayt Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,029 | 1:352,244 | 31,564 |
| England | 112 | 1:497,483 | 31,781 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:281,780 | 13,396 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17 | 1:1,433,845 | 49,523 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:130,701 | 5,289 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 145 | 1:346,336 | 26,593 |
Wayt (12) may also be a first name.
Wayt Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the wait,' i.e. watchman (v. Wayt for a longer notice); also musicians in general. 'The waytis blew lowde.' 'Grete lordys were at the assent, Waytys blewe, to mete they wente.': Halliwell.
Robert le Weyte, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Sarra le Weyte, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Ralph le Weyte, or Wayte, Essex, ibid.
Henry le Weyte. Calendarium Rotulorum Chartarum.
Robert le Wayte. Rolls of Parliament.
Johannes Wayte, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Willelmus Wayte, 1379: ibid.
1636. Buried — Barbara, wife of Thomas Waite: St. James, Clerkenwell.
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the wait', a natural corruption. This variant led on to the imitative Weight.
1595. Baptised — Alice, d. Richard Waight, poulter: St. Peter, Cornhill.
1610. Rondulph Waight, Cheshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1665. Buried — Mary Waight died of the plague: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1795. Married — John Waight and Charlotte Griffith: St. George, Hanover Square.
From the ME. waite, a watchman, sentinel, which again is from OF. waite, a guard. Adam Wayt, witness in Aberbrothoc, 1312 (RAA I, p. 289), and Thomas dictus Weyt, chaplain, Inverness, 1361 (REM., p. 305). Huchown the Wate, tacksman in Grenyng and Bankis in Marwek, 1492 (REO., p. 407). Thomas Waith was a witness in Kelso in 1505 (Kelso, 535). George Wait witnessed an instrument of sasine in 1525 (Home, 35), Robert Waitt is recorded in Stitchill in 1684 (Stitchill, p. 97), and George Waitt in Manderstoun in 1665 (Lauder).
= Wait(e, q.v.
(English) The watchman or lookout, especially a watchman in a castle or fortified place.
In the Prompt. Parv. a watchman; but more generally understood to be a minstrel, especially one who performs in the night. See Halliwell, and Jamieson. Le Wayte. H.R.
Local. The same as Thwaite, a piece of ground cleared of wood, a meadow.
(H.R. Le Wayte) = watchman. See Prompt. Parv.
Wayt Demographics
Average Wayt Salary in
United States
$42,180 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wayt Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wayt Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wayt occurs most in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wayt.
How Common Is The Last Name Wayt? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 313,034th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 6,067,898 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Wayt live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held given name worldwide, held by 12 people.
It is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 1,029 people, or 1 in 352,244. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 15 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Indiana, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The United States it exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent reside and Scotland, where 2 percent reside.
Wayt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wayt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wayt surname increased 710 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 659 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 108 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wayt Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Wayt last name are 12.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.35% registered with the party.
The amount Wayt earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 292.22% more than the national average, earning R 932,052 per year and in United States they earn 2.25% less than the national average, earning $42,180 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayte | 89 | 917 | / |
| Wayet | 89 | 324 | / |
| Wayts | 89 | 109 | / |
| Wayat | 89 | 78 | / |
| Wayth | 89 | 73 | / |
| Waytt | 89 | 30 | / |
| Wayot | 89 | 21 | / |
| Wayit | 89 | 15 | / |
| Wayut | 89 | 14 | / |
| Waytz | 89 | 6 | / |
| Wuayt | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wayht | 89 | 0 | / |
| Wat | 86 | 12,425 | / |
| Wyt | 86 | 16 | / |
| Wahyat | 80 | 216 | / |
| Waythe | 80 | 41 | / |
| Wayatt | 80 | 14 | / |
| Wayite | 80 | 8 | / |
| Wayate | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wayett | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wahyut | 80 | 3 | / |
| Whayte | 80 | 2 | / |
| Whaytt | 80 | 2 | / |
| Waytts | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whayat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wayats | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wayete | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wayhte | 80 | 1 | / |
| Watt | 75 | 77,794 | / |
| Wate | 75 | 21,601 | / |
| Wait | 75 | 9,216 | / |
| Wadt | 75 | 1,743 | / |
| Wath | 75 | 992 | / |
| Hwat | 75 | 855 | / |
| Wagy | 75 | 848 | / |
| Vayt | 75 | 473 | / |
| Bayt | 75 | 378 | / |
| Uayt | 75 | 316 | / |
| What | 75 | 274 | / |
| Wyte | 75 | 154 | / |
| Woyt | 75 | 131 | / |
| Wayd | 75 | 72 | / |
| Waat | 75 | 72 | / |
| Wuat | 75 | 58 | / |
| Waut | 75 | 50 | / |
| Weat | 75 | 46 | / |
| Wajt | 75 | 31 | / |
| Vwat | 75 | 21 | / |
| Whyt | 75 | 20 | / |
| Wytt | 75 | 12 | / |
| Waht | 75 | 9 | / |
| Wyth | 75 | 8 | / |
| Watd | 75 | 3 | / |
| Weyt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wyht | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wytz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Whayatt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waytowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wayette | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bayat | 67 | 103,430 | / |
| Whyte | 67 | 61,419 | / |
| Waite | 67 | 52,355 | / |
| Wheat | 67 | 17,053 | / |
| Bayot | 67 | 12,337 | / |
| Bayet | 67 | 3,180 | / |
| Vayts | 67 | 2,893 | / |
| Watte | 67 | 1,720 | / |
| Wayad | 67 | 1,559 | / |
| Waitt | 67 | 1,088 | / |
| Wythe | 67 | 1,047 | / |
| Hwait | 67 | 760 | / |
| Wathe | 67 | 520 | / |
| Waith | 67 | 405 | / |
| Whait | 67 | 354 | / |
| Weate | 67 | 320 | / |
| Waadt | 67 | 258 | / |
| Waiat | 67 | 237 | / |
| Wagyh | 67 | 218 | / |
| Woydt | 67 | 211 | / |
| Wahat | 67 | 210 | / |
| Weydt | 67 | 198 | / |
| Bayit | 67 | 195 | / |
| Waate | 67 | 149 | / |
| Whatt | 67 | 121 | / |
| Whate | 67 | 110 | / |
| Waedt | 67 | 100 | / |
| Bayut | 67 | 81 | / |
| Woyte | 67 | 78 | / |
| Wajit | 67 | 61 | / |
| Wayid | 67 | 60 | / |
| Wajut | 67 | 54 | / |
| Woyth | 67 | 52 | / |
| Waiet | 67 | 48 | / |
| Vayat | 67 | 44 | / |
| Wadte | 67 | 42 | / |
| Wattø | 67 | 41 | / |
| Waute | 67 | 41 | / |
| Woyat | 67 | 39 | / |
| Wujat | 67 | 39 | / |
| Wawet | 67 | 34 | / |
| Wahyd | 67 | 25 | / |
| Waiut | 67 | 25 | / |
| Woytt | 67 | 23 | / |
| Wiyot | 67 | 22 | / |
| Wijat | 67 | 22 | / |
| Wajat | 67 | 19 | / |
| Wauts | 67 | 19 | / |
| Hwatz | 67 | 18 | / |
| Weyth | 67 | 16 | / |
| Weath | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wayed | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wastå | 67 | 14 | / |
| Weyat | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wiyat | 67 | 13 | / |
| Watth | 67 | 12 | / |
| Washt | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wauth | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wyhte | 67 | 11 | / |
| Whytt | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vayut | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vayit | 67 | 10 | / |
| Weagy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Weyte | 67 | 9 | / |
| Waszt | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wahut | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vayet | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wahts | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wuyte | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wojat | 67 | 7 | / |
| Weyet | 67 | 6 | / |
| Waidt | 67 | 6 | / |
| Whyth | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hwatt | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wajts | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weats | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wautz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hweat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wyyet | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wycht | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wahte | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wgatt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waiht | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wahst | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waath | 67 | 2 | / |
| Huayt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woyet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwate | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waizt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wysht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wytte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wattd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wattt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weytz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waats | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waust | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wejat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whaat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vayte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahtd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuate | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuytz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wydtt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyszt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bayät | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajyd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahyt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuyet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vwuyt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weiat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whaht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waaat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waatz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uayat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyoth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wasts | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wastt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Waudt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whytz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wayds | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wyeht | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wystt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wyths | 67 | 0 | / |
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