Wessells Surname

567,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wessells Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Wesel, in Germany; descendant of little Varin, a pet form of names beginning with Warin (protector), as Warmbert and Warinhari.

Wessells Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5541:654,25852,414
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1401:358,70527,299

Wessells Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Wesel, in Germany; descendant of little Varin, a pet form of names beginning with Warin (protector), as Warmbert and Warinhari.

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

Wessells Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wessells is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wessells? popularity and diffusion

It is the 567,444th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 13,083,565 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Wessells live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 554 people, or 1 in 654,258. In The United States it is primarily found in: Virginia, where 23 percent live, Maryland, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States Wessells is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 0 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Wessells Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wessells has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wessells last name rose 396 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wessells Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wessells last name are 17.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.49% being registered to vote for the party.

Wessells earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.77% more than the national average, earning $47,363 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wessels9345,939/
Vessells88278/
Wesselsz8825/
Wesselse8819/
Wessesls881/
Wiessels881/
Wuessels881/
Wesaells880/
Wissells880/
Wesels865/
Vesselles8215/
Vessels802,021/
Wissels80250/
Bessels80202/
Wehsels8010/
Weshels803/
Vesells803/
Weasels803/
Weisels802/
Weselss801/
Wesselz801/
Wyssels801/
Wassels800/
Wessils800/
Wesselsová787/
Wesselsova781/
Weiseles757/
Beselles754/
Wesselch752/
Veselles751/
Bissells751/
Vessills750/
Weßels71859/
Wexels7141/
Wasels7125/
Wecels716/
Vesels711/
Besels711/
Bissels67288/
Viesels679/
Vossels675/
Waasels671/
Vecells671/
Weselch671/
Boisselles671/
Vassels670/
Vasells670/

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