Wigstone Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wigstone Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Wigston (Leic.), early-11th-cent. Wiggestán = Wigg's (Stone) Castle [v. under Wigg; and + Old English stán]

Wigstone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:12,498,584473,286
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Wigstone Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Wigston (Leic.), early-11th-cent. Wiggestán = Wigg's (Stone) Castle [v. under Wigg; and + Old English stán]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wigstone Last Name Facts

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

Wigstone is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wigstone click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wigstone? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,602,217th most frequently held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Wigstone live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 12,498,584. In The United States it is mostly found in: Illinois, where 45 percent are found, Alabama, where 17 percent are found and Nebraska, where 17 percent are found. Besides The United States Wigstone is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent are found.

Wigstone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wigstone has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wigstone surname expanded 322 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wigstone Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wigstone surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Wigstone earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wigston93414/
Bigstone88109/
Wiggston880/
Wickstone8247/
Wikston8045/
Wegston801/
Bigston800/
Wickston756/
Whekstone711/
Wixton710/
Begston674/
Vixtone671/
Bixston670/
Wickstom636/
Wickstand594/
Wexsteene591/
Beckstone590/
Wexton5712/
Bixton574/
Vixton571/
Wickstandt5610/
Wijckstandt538/
Wikstam532/
Beakston500/

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