Wigmer Surname
Approximately 1 people bear this surname
Wigmer Surname Definition:
WIGMER, Wicmore: Most probably from the Old English personal name Wígmær, "war renowned." There are also places named Wigmore in England. A family of this name were prominent burgesses of Edinburgh in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.
Read More About This SurnameWigmer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Wigmer (12) may also be a first name.
Wigmer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
WIGMER, Wicmore: Most probably from the Old English personal name Wígmær, "war renowned." There are also places named Wigmore in England. A family of this name were prominent burgesses of Edinburgh in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. John Wyggemore, burgess of Edinburgh, who rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, 820 and p. 197) may be the John de Wyggemer who was a witness in the inquiry concerning the Templars in Scotland in 1309 (Wilkins, Concilia, p. 382), and the John Wigmor, burgess of Edinburgh in 1328 (LSC., 87). John Wigmer, alderman of Edinburgh in 1344, may be the John Wigmor lord of Over-Liberton in record in 1362, and the John Wygmer who complained in 1357 that his ships, wrecked in a storm, were plundered near Bamburgh and Tynemouth (Bain, IV, 10). Sir Roger Wygmer had a grant of land in 1392 from the common good of the town of Edinburgh, and was a charter witness there in 1397 (RMS., I, App. I, 157) as Roger Wigmere. In the sixteenth century the family of this name possessed a mansion in Jedburgh, now called "Queen Mary's House," from a tradition that Mary, Queen of Scots, stayed in it far a few days in 1566. The surname seems now to be extinct.
Wigmer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wigmer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wigmer occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wigmer? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 14,316,765th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Wigmer is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Wigmer live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 12 people.
Wigmer is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 100 percent reside.
Wigmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wigmer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wigmer surname decreased 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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