Wente Surname
Approximately 2,490 people bear this surname
Wente 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.
Read More About This SurnameWente Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,533 | 1:236,438 | 22,681 |
| Germany | 818 | 1:98,417 | 12,232 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| Argentina | 28 | 1:1,526,550 | 84,030 |
| Uganda | 23 | 1:1,697,360 | 58,907 |
| Indonesia | 23 | 1:5,749,965 | 259,967 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 161 | 1:311,917 | 24,534 |
Wente (66) may also be a first name.
Wente 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.
(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.
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Wente Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wente Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wente is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wente? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wente is the 172,724th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,926,725 people. The surname Wente occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Wente live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wente is also the 1,201,840th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 66 people.
The surname Wente is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 1,533 people, or 1 in 236,438. In The United States Wente is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 13 percent are found, Ohio, where 11 percent are found and Minnesota, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 33 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.
Wente Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wente has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 952 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wente Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wente surname are 18.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.04% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Wente earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.97% more than the national average, earning $47,020 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.96% more than the national average, earning $54,632 CAD per year.
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