Wearing Surname

139,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Wearing Surname Definition:

V. Waring.

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Wearing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3491:41,3035,296
United States7391:490,47241,410
Australia3981:67,8288,074
New Zealand1741:26,0254,563
South Africa1571:345,08131,817
Canada1511:244,01123,241
Iran991:775,58139,259
Scotland651:82,3666,014
Wales331:93,7747,567
Cook Islands61:3,030708
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France21:33,211,361423,184
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9011:27,0543,693
Wales81:196,0527,186
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1331:377,58428,378

Wearing (11) may also be a first name.

Wearing Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Waring.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Old Norse, Væringi; the name of the Warings or northern warriors who served as body-guards to the Byzantine Emperors.from the Flemish, Vering; in the Domesday Book, Warenger, Werinc, Wareng, Warinc, Warin; personal name The Varangian Guard was originally composed of this Scandinavian tribe, but was afterwards recruited from Northern Europe and England. There is a Varengafjord in Norway.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

User-submitted Reference

This is a Germanic surname. It means 'sworn companion' or 'confederate'. It is and is derived from the Old Norse word vár or Old Saxon wǽr, meaning 'pledge', and the Old Norse gengi or Old Saxon genga, meaning 'companion'.

- ewaering

Wearing Last Name Facts

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

Wearing occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wearing? popularity and diffusion

Wearing is the 139,694th most frequent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,278,782 people. Wearing is predominantly found in Europe, where 46 percent of Wearing reside; 46 percent reside in Northern Europe and 45 percent reside in British Isles. Wearing is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 11 people.

The surname is most common in England, where it is borne by 1,349 people, or 1 in 41,303. In England it is most frequent in: Cumbria, where 13 percent are found, Lancashire, where 11 percent are found and Merseyside, where 8 percent are found. Barring England it exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.

Wearing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wearing has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 556 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 929 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 413 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wearing Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Wearing last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Wearing last name are 7.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.29% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wearing earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 157.22% more than the national average, earning R 611,244 per year; in United States they earn 13.39% less than the national average, earning $37,373 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.9% more than the national average, earning $65,534 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wearring9347/
Wearings931/
Whearing930/
Waring9217,604/
Wering92303/
Wiering861,328/
Werring86527/
Wehring86521/
Warring86350/
Vearing86319/
Woering86308/
Weering86209/
Bearing86186/
Waering8678/
Weuring8667/
Weruing8667/
Weiring8650/
Weyring8643/
Wairing8620/
Wahring8620/
Warging8615/
Wetring8614/
Wyering867/
Warieng867/
Weringh863/
Wgaring862/
Wearnng861/
Whering861/
Werieng861/
Waruing861/
Warng836/
Werng832/
Bowering802,705/
Wijering80222/
Wieringh8077/
Wettring8034/
Wayering8011/
Wehering805/
Wehrings804/
Waitring803/
Beahring801/
Wuehring801/
Wheering800/
Waerring800/
Bearring800/
Baring7712,469/
Bering775,928/
Vering77734/
Werink77155/
Wiring77129/
Varing77120/
Wäring7755/
Warink7743/
Wareng7740/
Wereng7736/
Uering779/
Watrng771/
Wherng771/
Wierng771/
Hwarng771/
Warrng770/
Wyring770/
Wjring770/
Weirng770/
Wiggering75118/
Bowerinng751/
Viering71954/
Vehring71822/
Warrink71385/
Berring71354/
Bairing71300/
Beering71271/
Beiring71216/
Weerink71206/
Barring71143/
Wierink71137/
Wirring71107/
Veering7189/
Baaring7147/
Hvaring7134/
Warzeng7124/
Wyrzing7118/
Beyring7117/
Huering7116/
Wirzing7114/
Veiring7111/
Vaering7111/
Währing719/
Wärring717/
Varring714/
Vairing713/
Verings713/
Verring713/
Bayring712/
Varingh711/
Uerring711/
Bauring711/
Baringh711/
Wiereng711/
Wierhng711/
Wehreng711/
Whiring711/
Wiggerring711/
Woiring711/
Baringg711/
Witring710/
Warreng710/
Uahring710/
Warnk67167/
Wierinck67120/
Weierink6794/
Beyering6773/
Vuerings6746/
Vierring6739/
Bawereng6726/
Uarng6724/
Wättring6721/
Viehring6720/
Barng6718/
Barringh6716/
Beijring6711/
Wayerink6710/
Wuyareng6710/
Werengke676/
Hverring676/
Wiringke676/
Varng675/
Berng674/
Veerring672/
Verng672/
Wernk672/
Warrinck672/
Beiering672/
Wittring671/
Whitring671/
Voehring671/
Vierzing671/
Veringue671/
Werengue671/
Beehring671/
Weyrengh670/
Wernc670/
Behering670/

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