Whyatt Surname

224,999th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,807 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Whyatt Surname Definition:

From the AF. personal name Wyot, French Guyot, diminutive of Guy. Maucolum Wyet of county Anegos rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, II, p. 213). Nothing more is known of him. James Vyot, Wyot, or Wyat, burgess of Arnbroath, in record 1461-68 (RAA.

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Whyatt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1751:47,4205,960
Australia3611:74,7808,771
United States1201:3,020,491176,226
Wales521:59,5105,360
Canada491:751,95159,756
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Norway81:642,78647,258
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
France21:33,211,361423,184
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7381:33,0294,364
Scotland111:340,29210,329
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Whyatt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the AF. personal name Wyot, French Guyot, diminutive of Guy. Maucolum Wyet of county Anegos rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, II, p. 213). Nothing more is known of him. James Vyot, Wyot, or Wyat, burgess of Arnbroath, in record 1461-68 (RAA., II, 151,167, 174).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

For Wyatt, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Has gone through the various forms of Wyat, Wiat, Wyot, and Guyot, or Guiot. The last-named three are used indifferently in the time of King John, and clearly prove the derivation of the name as a diminutive, from the Norman-French personal name Gui or Guido, which we have also received in the form of Guy. The name Guyatt is still found in West Sussex.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Danish, Wiegardt; from the Dutch, Wijaarda, Wyatt; from the Frisian, Wiaarda; from the Flemish, Wuyts; in the Domesday Book, Wiet; a personal name.

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

Whyatt Last Name Facts

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

Whyatt occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Whyatt.

How Common Is The Last Name Whyatt? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 224,999th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,032,953 people. The last name Whyatt is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Whyatt are found; 70 percent are found in Northern Europe and 69 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Whyatt is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 1,175 people, or 1 in 47,420. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 22 percent reside, Derbyshire, where 9 percent reside and Greater London, where 6 percent reside. Aside from England this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Whyatt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Whyatt has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Whyatt last name expanded 159 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 4,000 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 743 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 155 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whyatt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Whyatt last name are 44.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 91.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Whyatt earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 17.41% more than the national average, earning 406,333 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.05% more than the national average, earning $44,034 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.99% less than the national average, earning $43,228 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wyatt9198,873/
Whyat914/
Wyatte83271/
Wheatt8353/
Wyatts8321/
Whiatt832/
Wyhatt832/
Wyattt831/
Whyats830/
Wyaatt830/
Wyat8053/
Wahayat7711/
Byatt732,434/
Wiatt73335/
Hvyat7339/
Whiat7325/
Wyott7313/
Wihat736/
Wyast733/
Wyate733/
Weatt731/
Wjhat731/
Wyhat731/
Whyad731/
Wyaht731/
Wyath731/
Wyats730/
Wyatz730/
Wyattová711/
Baheyatt711/
Huiatt6788/
Wjahat6710/
Wijatt675/
Wiatts674/
Whiate673/
Wiatte672/
Vwheat672/
Weheat671/
Weyyat671/
Wihhat671/
Wyaath671/
Wwheat670/
Wihate670/
Wheeat670/
Wyathe670/
Wyotte670/

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