Wicket Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Wicket Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Teut.) Dweller by a Little Gate [Middle English Old French wiket (French guichet); from (with French diminutive suff. -et) Tent., as O. Sax. wîkan = Old English wícan = Dutch wijken = O.H.Ger. wîhhan (mod.

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Wicket Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium191:605,08754,956
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
England31:18,572,686338,250
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Wicket Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Teut.) Dweller by a Little Gate [Middle English Old French wiket (French guichet); from (with French diminutive suff. -et) Tent., as O. Sax. wîkan = Old English wícan = Dutch wijken = O.H.Ger. wîhhan (mod. weichen), to yield, give way = Old Norse uikia, to move, turn, yield]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Anglo-French-Teutonic) Dweller by a Little Gate

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wicket Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wicket occurs more in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wicket? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,944,094th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Wicket are found; 43 percent are found in Western Europe and 41 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Wicket is most frequent in Belgium, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 605,087. In Belgium it is most frequent in: Brussels Capital Region, where 84 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 11 percent reside and Flemish Region, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Belgium it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Canada, where 11 percent reside.

Wicket Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wicket has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 84 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wickett922,654/
Weicket922/
Wickget920/
Wiket91168/
Whickett864/
Wickettt861/
Wickette861/
Wikete8379/
Wichet8319/
Wisket832/
Wikett832/
Wecket831/
Vicket831/
Waiket831/
Waicet831/
Wicked830/
Wickit830/
Wuichet7772/
Wichett7741/
Wikette7717/
Waichet775/
Weichet775/
Vickett771/
Wickitt771/
Wicheth771/
Wicheit771/
Waikeet771/
Whikett770/
Bicketh770/
Weckett770/
Vicet73887/
Viket7310/
Wuket735/
Wicit732/
Weket731/
Weichett713/
Bickkett711/
Wichit677,388/
Vichet67376/
Bikeet67122/
Witkit67118/
Waikit67102/
Wechet6737/
Weeket6716/
Wekete6714/
Vicett678/
Vikete674/
Wiquet673/
Voicet671/
Beiket671/
Wikajt671/
Vickit671/
Wetket671/
Bycket671/
Bikett671/
Weiked670/
Wukett670/

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