Wimsett Surname

507,320th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 646 people bear this surname

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

Wimsett Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wimsett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4121:879,75566,617
England1351:412,72628,150
New Zealand831:54,5588,669
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:760,88948,111

Wimsett Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wimsett is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wimsett? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wimsett is the 507,320th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 11,281,031 people. The surname Wimsett is mostly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Wimsett reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Wimsett is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 412 people, or 1 in 879,755. In The United States it is primarily found in: Kentucky, where 26 percent are found, Illinois, where 10 percent are found and Indiana, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent are found and New Zealand, where 13 percent are found.

Wimsett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wimsett has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 624 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 587 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wimsett Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wimsett are 27.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.19% being registered with the party.

Wimsett earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.97% less than the national average, earning $34,534 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whimsett938/
Wimsette932/
Wimsetts930/
Wimset923/
Winsett861,692/
Winsette806/
Winsiett801/
Wemsette800/
Wimsey77153/
Winset7728/
Wimses771/
Wimsie770/
Wimsee770/
Wingett711,076/
Vinsett7111/
Whimsey716/
Winjett712/
Winshet712/
Winsitt711/
Weimser711/
Winseet711/
Winseth710/
Wynsett710/
Wincett710/
Winse67111/
Wimsa673/
Winchett672/
Wienshet671/
Vimse671/
Whimsies671/
Wingette671/
Wimsy671/
Wimge671/
Bimse671/
Wemse670/

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Wimsett Reference & Research

Wimsatt FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wimsett
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis