Wigram Surname

926,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Wigram Surname Definition:

(Teutonic) War-Raven [Old Teutonic wíg, war + ram, as in O.pl.Ger. h)ram = Old English hrœm(n, raven]

Wigram Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1451:384,26226,878
Australia791:341,71828,950
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Scotland81:669,22723,443
France31:22,140,907385,998
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England921:264,95018,810
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wigram Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic) War-Raven [Old Teutonic wíg, war + ram, as in O.pl.Ger. h)ram = Old English hrœm(n, raven]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Has a ' local ' appearance, and I do not find any personal name resembling it; yet in recent times, the baronet's family, who, as Bristol merchants, can trace themselves so far back as 1712, have changed their patronymic to Fitz-Wygram, and obtained a grant of supporters to their arms.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Wigram Last Name Facts

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

Wigram is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wigram? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wigram is the 926,175th most commonly held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 25,570,337 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Wigram are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is held by 145 people, or 1 in 384,262. In England Wigram is primarily found in: Greater London, where 31 percent are found, Gloucestershire, where 15 percent are found and Kent, where 11 percent are found. Outside of England this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 28 percent are found and New Zealand, where 8 percent are found.

Wigram Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wigram has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Wigram surname rose 158 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wigram Last Name Statistics demography

Wigram earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weisgram86456/
Weingram8647/
Weißgram8615/
Bigram8339/
Vigram8338/
Wigran832/
Wigrom830/
Weissgram8013/
Weegram7789/
Wiegran7740/
Vigraam775/
Baigram771/
Wighran771/
Weigran770/
Wychgram7177/
Weingran7165/
Vigraham7135/
Weigrant711/
Begram67111/
Vigran6759/
Bigran6733/
Vegram6727/
Vigrom671/
Vigrant622/
Begraam621/
Beghram621/
Bigrain621/
Viegran621/
Vigrain621/
Wygrant621/
Weingron572/
Boiggrain530/
Vygran5023/
Begran5020/
Vegran5015/
Bigron504/
Bygran501/
Wegron501/
Vigron500/

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