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Wigsell Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wigsell,' 'anciently Wigsale, an estate in the parish of Salehurst, Sussex' (Lower).
Wigsell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
Wigsell Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wigsell,' 'anciently Wigsale, an estate in the parish of Salehurst, Sussex' (Lower).
— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley
Wigsell, anciently Wigsale, an estate in the parish of Salehurst, co. Sussex.
— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wigzell | 86 | 589 | / |
| Wiksell | 86 | 181 | / |
| Wiggell | 86 | 20 | / |
| Bigsell | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wicksell | 80 | 335 | / |
| Wixell | 77 | 16 | / |
| Wiksel | 77 | 16 | / |
| Wigzel | 77 | 9 | / |
| Wiggel | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wegsel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wiggill | 71 | 2,157 | / |
| Viksell | 71 | 102 | / |
| Wicksel | 71 | 22 | / |
| Waiksel | 71 | 17 | / |
| Wikzell | 71 | 15 | / |
| Wikséll | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wieksel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weiksel | 71 | 0 | / |
| Whiksel | 71 | 0 | / |
| Weichsel | 67 | 1,018 | / |
| Wecksell | 67 | 62 | / |
| Weicksel | 67 | 59 | / |
| Wickzell | 67 | 42 | / |
| Vicksell | 67 | 38 | / |
| Wixel | 67 | 24 | / |
| Waikssel | 67 | 3 | / |
| Waikesel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waichsel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weeksell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weiggeld | 67 | 0 | / |
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