Wiatt Surname
Approximately 335 people bear this surname
Wiatt 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.
Read More About This SurnameWiatt Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 321 | 1:1,129,156 | 81,316 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17 | 1:1,433,845 | 49,523 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 407 | 1:123,387 | 11,971 |
Wiatt (43) may also be a first name.
Wiatt 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).
See Wyatt.
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.
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Wiatt Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wiatt Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wiatt is found most in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wiatt? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 827,165th most widespread surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 21,753,868 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Wiatt live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wiatt is also the 1,545,828th most numerous first name globally It is held by 43 people.
This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 321 people, or 1 in 1,129,156. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Virginia, where 19 percent live, Texas, where 14 percent live and Indiana, where 9 percent live. Barring The United States this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.
Wiatt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wiatt has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 21 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wiatt Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wiatt last name are 9.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.06% being registered to vote for the party.
Wiatt earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.52% more than the national average, earning $44,669 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wijatt | 91 | 5 | / |
| Wiatts | 91 | 4 | / |
| Wiatte | 91 | 2 | / |
| Whiatt | 91 | 2 | / |
| Wiat | 89 | 33 | / |
| Wyatt | 80 | 98,873 | / |
| Wiott | 80 | 32 | / |
| Whiat | 80 | 25 | / |
| Wijat | 80 | 22 | / |
| Wiate | 80 | 14 | / |
| Wiatz | 80 | 11 | / |
| Wihat | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wiats | 80 | 5 | / |
| Biatt | 80 | 3 | / |
| Viatt | 80 | 3 | / |
| Weatt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wiast | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wiath | 80 | 0 | / |
| Whyatt | 73 | 1,807 | / |
| Viatte | 73 | 485 | / |
| Wyatte | 73 | 271 | / |
| Wiotte | 73 | 206 | / |
| Huiatt | 73 | 88 | / |
| Wheatt | 73 | 53 | / |
| Wyatts | 73 | 21 | / |
| Whiate | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wyhatt | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wyattt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wiateh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wiatcz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wihhat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wihate | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wyaatt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Biat | 67 | 527 | / |
| Wiot | 67 | 137 | / |
| Beiyatt | 67 | 61 | / |
| Wyat | 67 | 53 | / |
| Viat | 67 | 47 | / |
| Voyiatt | 67 | 13 | / |
| Beyiatt | 67 | 10 | / |
| Uiat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waiyaat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weijeat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiad | 67 | 1 | / |
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Wiatt Reference & Research
Wyatt DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Wyatt FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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