Wickstead Surname

538,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 597 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Wickstead Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the wick-stead,' from residence therein; v. Wykes, and compare homestead. Lower says the name hails from a manor called Wicksted in Cheshire That this is true is evident. Any number of references can be quoted from that county.

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Wickstead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2851:195,50217,195
United States2231:1,625,376108,854
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2311:105,52110,511
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Wickstead Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the wick-stead,' from residence therein; v. Wykes, and compare homestead. Lower says the name hails from a manor called Wicksted in Cheshire That this is true is evident. Any number of references can be quoted from that county.

1602. John Whicksteed, or Weecksteede, London: Register of the University of Oxford.

1611. Henry Wicksted, of Wick Malbank: Wills at Chester.

1648. Thomas Wickstead, of Wickstead, Cheshire: ibid.

1649. Hugh Wickstead, of Chester: ibid.

1796. Married — William Boles and Elizabeth Wicksted: St. George, Hanover Square.

1799. Married — John Wicksteed and Honoria Tichborne: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Wickste(a)d [v. under Wick and Stead: the Old English wíc stede denotes literally 'dwelling-place’, as in the quotations; but as a place-name the connotation seems to imply community—'village-community1: see the quotation from the Cumbd. Gloss. under Stead as to common rights] wongas [fields, plains] and wíc stede.— Beowulf, 4915.

wíc stede weligne | dwelling-place prosperous [accus.] Wœgmundinga | of the Wœgmund family.—Beówulf, 5207-8.

The chief source of the surname is the Cheshire Wicksted, 14th cent. Wykstede, Wyckestede.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wickstead Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wickstead occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wickstead? popularity and diffusion

It is the 538,780th most prevalent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 12,206,945 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Wickstead reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Wickstead is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 285 people, or 1 in 195,502. In England Wickstead is mostly found in: Shropshire, where 16 percent are found, Greater London, where 14 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 12 percent are found. Excluding England this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent are found and New Zealand, where 4 percent are found.

Wickstead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wickstead has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Wickstead surname increased 123 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 676 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wickstead Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Wickstead last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Wickstead last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wickstead earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 24.38% more than the national average, earning $53,667 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.22% more than the national average, earning $55,258 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wicksted94152/
Wicksteed89229/
Wickstedt893/
Wikstad8832/
Wiksted885/
Wikstedt82249/
Wichstad8227/
Wickster8217/
Wigstead8211/
Wikszta7515/
Wixtead7513/
Vikstad7510/
Wigstad757/
Vicksta756/
Viksted751/
Wikster751/
Wixsted751/
Becksttead742/
Beackstead742/
Hueckstead741/
Vikstedt71245/
Wigstadt7119/
Beckstad715/
Becstead711/
Bekstead711/
Wuigstad710/
Huecksteadt7023/
Wixted671,014/
Beckstedt67232/
Bäckstedt67172/
Viksta672/
Veckstedt671/
Becksteed671/
Beckstadt670/
Bicsstadt670/
Becksteat670/
Wixtad670/

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