Wimple Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

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

Wimple Surname Definition:

WIMPLE: (Dutch.) A streamer, pendant.

Wimple Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1551:2,338,445144,975
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1221:411,62930,405

Wimple Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

WIMPLE: (Dutch.) A streamer, pendant.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Wimple Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wimple is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wimple? popularity and diffusion

Wimple is the 1,403,590th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Wimple live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 155 people, or 1 in 2,338,445. In The United States Wimple is most common in: North Carolina, where 21 percent are found, Michigan, where 17 percent are found and Maryland, where 12 percent are found.

Wimple Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wimple has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wimple last name grew 127 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wimple Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wimple last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

Wimple earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.53% less than the national average, earning $36,446 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whimple9269/
Wimpley923/
Wiemple921/
Wimpler921/
Wemple831,207/
Wimply831/
Bimple830/
Winple830/
Wympler771/
Whemple770/
Woinpele712/
Waichimplee711/
Wainpele711/
Weampler711/
Wemplett710/
Bimpli6797/
Wenple673/
Vimpli671/
Vemple671/
Bimply670/
Vimplis625/
Bimplli621/
Bempley621/
Winplay620/
Waichimphli594/
Bimpelli573/
Wemphill571/
Bimpilli571/
Uaeychimplee561/
Vnple551/
Vempla503/
Wheply500/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wimple
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