Wickham Surname

25,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,983 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Wickham Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wickham.' There are many spots and parishes of this name in Kent, Gloucestershire, Essex, Suffolk, Hampshire, Berkshire, Lincolnshire, Oxfordshire, Cambridgeshire, &c. Its meaning seems to be exactly equivalent to our 'homestead'; v.

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Wickham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,9381:36,4724,526
England3,8391:14,5142,140
Australia3,0891:8,7391,302
Canada9101:40,4905,045
Ireland6391:7,3691,057
New Zealand4061:11,1541,948
South Africa3521:153,91417,385
Trinidad and Tobago3341:4,084673
Guyana2851:2,674494
Barbados2421:1,188276
Jamaica1991:14,4221,412
Solomon Islands1251:4,640603
Wales1001:30,9453,130
Grenada811:1,340251
Scotland681:78,7335,846
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines471:2,397428
Venezuela361:839,00213,477
Spain291:1,612,13947,760
Guernsey291:2,222539
Northern Ireland211:87,8595,745
France191:3,495,933219,029
Panama181:217,3486,003
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Jersey151:6,6131,336
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
China71:195,331,65210,124
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Saint Lucia31:59,5942,472
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
British Virgin Islands21:15,797839
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Belize11:355,4743,977
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Malta11:430,2723,380
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2741:16,1672,019
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,9801:12,3111,865
Wales301:52,2812,643
Scotland191:197,0117,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2201:22,6212,833

Wickham (123) may also be a first name.

Wickham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wickham.' There are many spots and parishes of this name in Kent, Gloucestershire, Essex, Suffolk, Hampshire, Berkshire, Lincolnshire, Oxfordshire, Cambridgeshire, &c. Its meaning seems to be exactly equivalent to our 'homestead'; v. Wickstead and Wykes.

William de Wykham, Oxfordshire- 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1572. Married — John Wyckham and Mary Ovenden: St. Dionis Backchurch (London).

1577. Edward Wickam, Oxfordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1594. Richard Wickham, Kent: ibid.

1762. Buried — Susanna Wickham: St. Peter, Cornhill.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Wickham (common); or Dweller at the Wick-Meadow or -Enclosure [v. under Wick, and + Old English ham(m] Thus Wickham in Berks, Hants, Essex, and Kent occurs as Wicham in charters of the A.-Saxon period.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Wickham (manor or dwelling place, or homestead with a dairy farm), the name of various places in England.

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

Parishes and places in cos. Suffolk, Kent, Gloucester, Essex, Hants, Berks, Lincoln, Oxford, Cambridge, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Saxon.) From wic, the winding of a river or port, and comb, a valley. A town in Buckinghamshire, England—the sheltered, place, house, or town.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A location name in Berkshire, Essex, Hampshire, Kent, Suffolk.

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

Wickham is the name of a Sussex hamlet The name of Wickens is numerously represented on the Kentish border in the district of Tunbridge Wells.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Wickham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wickham is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wickham? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 25,668th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 347,307 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Wickham live; 44 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wickham is also the 840,349th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 123 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 9,938 people, or 1 in 36,472. In The United States Wickham is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 10 percent are found, Ohio, where 8 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States it is found in 70 countries. It is also found in England, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 15 percent are found.

Wickham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wickham has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wickham surname rose 448 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 233 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 333 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 358 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wickham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wickham surname are 18.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.85% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wickham earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 53.37% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,040 per year; in South Africa they earn 51.11% more than the national average, earning R 359,100 per year; in United States they earn 0.41% less than the national average, earning $42,972 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.15% more than the national average, earning $50,750 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whickham939/
Witckham932/
Wickhamm931/
Wickam92316/
Wikham9264/
Waikham86222/
Wyckham8623/
Vickham868/
Wichkam867/
Whickam865/
Wiekham864/
Weckham861/
Wikam8328/
Wicam831/
Wickheim8016/
Whyckham802/
Bicckham801/
Wiegkham801/
Witkam77399/
Uikham77134/
Wickom7726/
Waikam7720/
Weikam7715/
Vikham773/
Wikame773/
Weicam772/
Wikhom772/
Weckam771/
Wyckam770/
Waikhom71321/
Wykeham71129/
Wikheim7149/
Wetkham7147/
Weikamm7144/
Weitkam7116/
Waikame7112/
Weidkam7111/
Weekham719/
Weiskam719/
Woikame716/
Veckham715/
Waikaim712/
Witkamt712/
Wittkam711/
Bigkham711/
Bickahm711/
Weakham710/
Whickom710/
Wekam67553/
Wikom67511/
Vikam67510/
Wittkamm6731/
Uikam6713/
Vicam677/
Waicheim674/
Wicom673/
Bicam672/
Bechkham671/
Wukam671/
Beeckham670/
Wycam670/

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Wickham Reference & Research

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