Wigzell Surname

544,093rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 589 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Wigzell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wigsell,' 'anciently Wigsale, an estate in the parish of Salehurst, Sussex' (Lower).

Wigzell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2001:278,59021,737
Australia1511:178,77918,110
United States751:4,832,786249,377
Sweden631:156,29810,904
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Wales61:515,75523,171
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1101:221,59416,923
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Wigzell 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

(English) belonging to Wigsell (Suss.), anciently Wigsale = Wig's Hall [the genit., Wiges-, of Wíg: v. under Wigg + Old English sæl, hall]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wigzell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wigzell occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wigzell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 544,093rd most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 12,372,743 people. The last name Wigzell is primarily found in Europe, where 47 percent of Wigzell live; 47 percent live in Northern Europe and 36 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most common in England, where it is carried by 200 people, or 1 in 278,590. In England it is mostly found in: Greater London, where 38 percent live, Surrey, where 11 percent live and West Midlands, where 11 percent live. Not including England Wigzell exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Wigzell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wigzell has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 182 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wigzell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Wigzell last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wigzell earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 32.45% more than the national average, earning R 314,760 per year; in United States they earn 28.88% more than the national average, earning $55,611 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.45% less than the national average, earning $46,477 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wigzel929/
Wiggell8620/
Wikzell8615/
Wigsell860/
Wickzell8042/
Wixell7716/
Wiggel774/
Wegzel771/
Wiqzel771/
Wiggill712,157/
Wiksell71181/
Bigsell711/
Weightsell710/
Wicksell67335/
Wixel6724/
Weiggeld670/

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