Went Surname

109,353rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Barbados

Went Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the went.' Middle English went, a passage. There are one or two wents, still so called, in my late parish (Ulverston). 'Went, a crossway, a passage' (Halliwell). Literally, a small passage leading from one main street to another.

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Went Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1,1191:24,1253,306
England8541:65,2447,591
United States5091:712,10056,164
Poland4801:79,18512,331
Netherlands3441:49,0918,403
Germany1751:460,03140,524
Barbados1731:1,662334
Canada1661:221,96121,363
Wales601:51,5764,775
Zimbabwe511:302,71130,394
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Guernsey221:2,929767
Austria171:500,90847,931
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
China71:195,331,65210,124
France71:9,488,960336,266
Guyana71:108,8897,175
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5521:44,1585,500
Wales441:35,6461,944
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3691:136,09412,926

Went (75) may also be a first name.

Went Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the went.' Middle English went, a passage. There are one or two wents, still so called, in my late parish (Ulverston). 'Went, a crossway, a passage' (Halliwell). Literally, a small passage leading from one main street to another.

Henry de la Wente, Suffolk, 1275. Hundred Rolls.

Stephen ad le Wente, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

William atte Wend, rector of Scoulton, Norfolk, 1368: History of Norfolk.

Hugo de Went, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Ricardus de Went, 1379: ibid.

John atte Wend, of Great Ellingham, Norfolk, 1381: History of Norfolk.

1664. Buried — Moses Went, a youth that belonged to my Lord Bishop of London's house: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1807. Married — William Went and Sarah Brown: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) Dweller at a Passage, Alley, or Crossway [Dialectal and Middle English went(e; from Old English wendan, to turn, to go] Henry de la Wente.—Hundred Rolls Is thorugh a goter [gutter] by a privë wente Into my chaumbre come...—Chaucer, Trail. & Cris., iii. 787-8.

Went, a way; as, 'at the four wents’, i.e. at the meeting of the four ways.—Pegge, Kenticisms (1735).

Went, a crossway.—Parish, Dict. Suss. Dialectal (1875).

Wents, narrow lanes in Cockermouth, Workington, and other towns.—Dickinson, Cumbd. Gloss. (1878).

Between the Tower and the river at one time was a passage which led into the churchyard... this passage became a street, and is now Prison Weint.— Stonehouse, Streets of L'pool (1869), p. 16.

The Yorks river-name Went(e (v. under Wandsworth) has prob. had no surnominal influence.

Cp. Wend(e.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Swedish, Wendt; from the Flemish, Vent; from the Dutch, Went; a personal name.

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

Went Last Name Facts

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

Went occurs more in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Went.

How Common Is The Last Name Went? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 109,353rd most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,712,299 people. The last name Went occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Went reside; 27 percent reside in Australasia and 27 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. Went is also the 1,116,575th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 75 people.

The last name Went is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is carried by 1,119 people, or 1 in 24,125. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: Victoria, where 44 percent live, New South Wales, where 30 percent live and Queensland, where 16 percent live. Other than Australia it exists in 52 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Went Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Went has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 155 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 138 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 136 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Went Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Went last name are 28.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75.23% being registered with the party.

The amount Went earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 108.65% more than the national average, earning R 495,840 per year; in United States they earn 10.89% more than the national average, earning $47,848 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.42% more than the national average, earning $50,885 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Wendt8962,797/
Wente892,490/
Weant89656/
Whent89413/
Wenth89170/
Wentt89120/
Weint8910/
Wentd893/
Waent891/
Wemnt891/
Wennt891/
Wient891/
Wuent890/
Wnt866/
Wenthe80631/
Wendte80400/
Wenndt80164/
Wendth8053/
Weindt8016/
Wendtt804/
Wendtz802/
Wentch801/
Wuendt801/
Wenddt801/
Weunth801/
Weinet801/
Wuentz801/
Whendt800/
Wiendt800/
Wenths800/
Wentte800/
Wehent800/
Wendts800/
Whente800/
Wint7529,868/
Bent7523,898/
Vent752,609/
Wend751,580/
Wynt7519/
Wänt757/
Uent753/
Wemt752/
Wnts751/
Wntp751/
Hwnt751/
Wentsch73216/
Wentová7314/
D'Wentt732/
Weinett731/
Weeneth731/
Whenthe730/
Vente676,265/
Windt673,281/
Bendt672,038/
Vendt67811/
Vents67408/
Winte67250/
Weand67233/
Vient67214/
Venth67187/
Bentt6791/
Waint6787/
Whint6783/
Weind6732/
Wöntz6725/
Winth6723/
Bentø6717/
D'wuentt6713/
Weinette6713/
Wendh6711/
Uentz6710/
Wendp675/
Wemdt675/
Wntht674/
Whynt674/
Waend674/
Wyndt673/
Wintt673/
Wemtz673/
Wendd673/
Wintå673/
Wengy673/
Vaent672/
Bennt672/
Weend672/
Wemte671/
Wiend671/
Winnt671/
Wynte671/
Beent671/
Wyntt671/
Wynet671/
Huent671/
Weynd670/
Wiont670/

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