Wayt Surname

313,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

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.

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Wayt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0291:352,24431,564
England1121:497,48331,781
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Wales131:238,04114,239
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
Wales121:130,7015,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1451:346,33626,593

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.

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

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.

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

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).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

= Wait(e, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The watchman or lookout, especially a watchman in a castle or fortified place.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. The same as Thwaite, a piece of ground cleared of wood, a meadow.

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

(H.R. Le Wayte) = watchman. See Prompt. Parv.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Wayt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wayt is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wayt? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 313,034th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 6,067,898 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Wayt reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wayt is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 12 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 1,029 people, or 1 in 352,244. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 15 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Indiana, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent live and Scotland, where 2 percent live.

Wayt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wayt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wayt surname rose 710 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 659 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 108 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wayt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Wayt last name are 12.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.35% being registered to vote for 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

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Wayat8978/
Wayth8973/
Waytt8930/
Wayot8921/
Wayit8915/
Wayut8914/
Waytz896/
Wuayt891/
Wayht890/
Wat8612,425/
Wyt8616/
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Waythe8041/
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Wayite808/
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Watt7577,794/
Wate7521,601/
Wait759,216/
Wadt751,743/
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Hwat75855/
Wagy75848/
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What75274/
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Waite6752,355/
Wheat6717,053/
Bayot6712,337/
Bayet673,180/
Vayts672,893/
Watte671,720/
Wayad671,559/
Waitt671,088/
Wythe671,047/
Hwait67760/
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Waith67405/
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Wayid6760/
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Vayat6744/
Wadte6742/
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Waute6741/
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Wahyd6725/
Waiut6725/
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Wiyot6722/
Wijat6722/
Wajat6719/
Wauts6719/
Hwatz6718/
Weyth6716/
Weath6714/
Wayed6714/
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Watth6712/
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Wauth6711/
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Vayut6710/
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Weagy679/
Weyte679/
Waszt679/
Wahut678/
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Wahts678/
Wuyte677/
Wojat677/
Weyet676/
Waidt676/
Whyth675/
Hwatt675/
Wajts674/
Weats674/
Wautz674/
Hweat674/
Wyyet673/
Wycht672/
Wahte672/
Wgatt672/
Waiht672/
Wahst672/
Waath672/
Huayt672/
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Weatt671/
Wajet671/
Hwate671/
Waizt671/
Wajth671/
Wuath671/
Wysht671/
Wytte671/
Wattd671/
Wattt671/
Weytz671/
Waats671/
Waust671/
Wajht671/
Hwast671/
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Wuytz671/
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Waatz671/
Uayat671/
Wyoth670/
Wasts670/
Wastt670/
Waudt670/
Whytz670/
Wayds670/
Wyeht670/
Wystt670/
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