Wingrave Surname

611,703rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 505 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Wingrave Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Wingrave (Bucks), the Domesday Withungrave-the Withen Grove [adj. form, with suff. -en, of Old English wiðig, a willow + gráf, a grove]

Wingrave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2131:261,58720,867
Australia1461:184,90218,557
Canada581:635,26952,014
United States431:8,429,278367,833
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Wales121:257,87814,969
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2221:109,79910,786
Isle of Man111:4,934490
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Wingrave Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Wingrave (Bucks), the Domesday Withungrave-the Withen Grove [adj. form, with suff. -en, of Old English wiðig, a willow + gráf, a grove]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wingrave Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wingrave is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wingrave.

How Common Is The Last Name Wingrave? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 611,703rd most common last name in the world, held by around 1 in 14,430,784 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Wingrave live; 46 percent live in Northern Europe and 46 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Wingrave is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 213 people, or 1 in 261,587. In England Wingrave is most numerous in: Greater London, where 17 percent live, Essex, where 16 percent live and Northamptonshire, where 9 percent live. Barring England this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 29 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.

Wingrave Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wingrave has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Wingrave last name declined 4 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 226 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wingrave Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wingrave surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% registered with the party.

The amount Wingrave earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 18.94% less than the national average, earning R 192,636 per year; in United States they earn 29.89% more than the national average, earning $56,045 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.24% less than the national average, earning $44,596 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wingrove884,542/
Winggrove827/
Wengrove7522/
Wyngrove759/
Wngrover751/
Wingrobe751/
Wingrowe751/
Wengrover71147/
Wgrove711/
Bgrave711/
Wengrowe6325/
Vengrove636/
Wengrawa631/
Wengrower5927/
Vengrover5914/
Wingrowich5616/

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