View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Wayward Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Wayward is found most in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wayward? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Wayward is the 2,436,415^th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Wayward live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,084,397^th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 26 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 6,970,364. In The United States Wayward is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 79 percent live, Florida, where 4 percent live and Oregon, where 4 percent live. Aside from The United States it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent live and Belarus, where 2 percent live.

Wayward Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Wayward has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wayward last name expanded 2,600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wayward Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Wayward last name are 42.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 88.89% being registered with the political party.

Wayward earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.67% less than the national average, earning $23,875 USD per year.