Wicksteed Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Wicksteed 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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Wicksteed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England931:599,11935,891
New Zealand721:62,8939,679
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028

Wicksteed 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

Wicksteed Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wicksteed is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Wicksteed click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wicksteed? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,079,669th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 31,823,345 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 42 percent of Wicksteed reside; 42 percent reside in Australasia and 42 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 599,119. In England it is mostly found in: Greater London, where 42 percent reside, Cornwall, where 8 percent reside and Derbyshire, where 5 percent reside. Other than England Wicksteed occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 31 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Wicksteed Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wicksteed has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 344 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wicksteed Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wicksteed earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 43.72% more than the national average, earning R 341,532 per year and in United States they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $30,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wicksted94152/
Wickstead89597/
Wickstedt893/
Wiksted885/
Wikstedt82249/
Wickster8217/
Becksteed781/
Wixsted751/
Wikster751/
Viksted751/
Vikstedt71245/
Wigstead7111/
Wixted671,014/
Beckstedt67232/
Bäckstedt67172/
Veckstedt671/

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