Wise Surname
Approximately 118,808 people bear this surname
Wise Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the wise,' the learned; v. Wiseman. Of the nine instances of Wise in the Hundred Rolls (vol. ii), eight resided either in Oxfordshire or Cambridgeshire. No doubt all were University men.
Elias le Wyse, Oxfordshire, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameWise Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 90,427 | 1:4,008 | 439 |
| England | 9,686 | 1:5,752 | 824 |
| Australia | 7,062 | 1:3,823 | 547 |
| Ghana | 4,364 | 1:6,192 | 853 |
| Canada | 2,161 | 1:17,050 | 2,451 |
| New Zealand | 711 | 1:6,369 | 1,065 |
| South Africa | 652 | 1:83,095 | 10,258 |
| Fiji | 566 | 1:1,580 | 217 |
| Wales | 244 | 1:12,683 | 1,407 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| Scotland | 174 | 1:30,769 | 3,154 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Russia | 144 | 1:1,000,855 | 77,167 |
| Zimbabwe | 138 | 1:111,871 | 15,325 |
| Nigeria | 100 | 1:1,771,428 | 64,453 |
| Singapore | 90 | 1:61,197 | 2,397 |
| Mexico | 83 | 1:1,495,496 | 16,204 |
| Germany | 82 | 1:981,774 | 68,040 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Indonesia | 70 | 1:1,889,274 | 120,273 |
| Kenya | 67 | 1:689,252 | 29,975 |
| Ireland | 66 | 1:71,348 | 4,439 |
| France | 65 | 1:1,021,888 | 113,182 |
| India | 64 | 1:11,985,397 | 216,293 |
| Iran | 64 | 1:1,199,727 | 51,798 |
| Thailand | 63 | 1:1,121,244 | 165,873 |
| Pakistan | 61 | 1:2,928,588 | 24,004 |
| Brazil | 57 | 1:3,755,690 | 104,031 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Netherlands | 54 | 1:312,725 | 36,782 |
| Spain | 49 | 1:954,123 | 36,393 |
| China | 40 | 1:34,183,039 | 1,815 |
| Philippines | 35 | 1:2,892,521 | 138,859 |
| Venezuela | 34 | 1:888,355 | 13,981 |
| Liberia | 31 | 1:142,211 | 10,418 |
| Israel | 27 | 1:316,949 | 27,106 |
| Taiwan | 26 | 1:901,721 | 6,312 |
| Latvia | 25 | 1:82,002 | 12,055 |
| Northern Ireland | 24 | 1:76,876 | 5,365 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| Sweden | 23 | 1:428,120 | 30,474 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 19 | 1:71,788 | 5,445 |
| Chile | 17 | 1:1,036,263 | 20,476 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Hong Kong | 11 | 1:666,862 | 3,581 |
| Kazakhstan | 11 | 1:1,607,500 | 79,317 |
| Belarus | 10 | 1:950,106 | 68,851 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Japan | 10 | 1:12,784,429 | 45,945 |
| Panama | 10 | 1:391,226 | 8,067 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Peru | 7 | 1:4,540,589 | 34,489 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Jamaica | 5 | 1:573,989 | 10,196 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Moldova | 4 | 1:890,342 | 46,069 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 84 | 1:52,737 | 4,367 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6,046 | 1:4,032 | 581 |
| Scotland | 103 | 1:36,342 | 2,873 |
| Wales | 87 | 1:18,028 | 1,057 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:8,164 | 1,328 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18,495 | 1:2,715 | 297 |
Wise (6,443) may also be a first name.
Wise Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the wise,' the learned; v. Wiseman. Of the nine instances of Wise in the Hundred Rolls (vol. ii), eight resided either in Oxfordshire or Cambridgeshire. No doubt all were University men.
Elias le Wyse, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Henry le Wyse, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
William le Wyse, Close Rolls, 4 Edward II.
Thomas le Wys, Pat. Roll, 3 Edward VI. pt.
1668-9. Stephen Dring and Patience Wyse, a. John Wise: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
Perhaps from ME. wys(e, learned, sage. William Wys was a canon of Moray in 1358 (Bain, hi, 17), Thomas Wyse, canon of Caithness, 1381 (Pap. Pet., I, p. 561-562), and Robertas Wys was canon of the church of Aberdeen in 1386, 1391 (REA., I, p. 172,189). Johannes Wyss on inquest in Stravelyn, 1411 (Scon, p. 162), John Wis or Wiys, stonecutter to bishop of Dunkeld, 1511 (Rent. Dunk.), William Wyeis was member of council of Stirling in 1522 (SBR., p. 275), and David Wyse and his wife had a charter of a "saline patella in Kirkcaldrie" in 1603 (RD., p. 497). Wysse in the parish of Laurencekirk in the eighteenth century.
(English) Sage, Learned [Middle English wys(e, wis(e, Old English wís]
(English, Scottish, German) The sage or learned man; dweller by a stream or marshy meadow.
A man of judgment and wisdom. So the Latin Prudens, the French Le Sage, &c. Among many Le Wyses in the H.R., we have one Julia la Wyse.
A name given for the quality of wisdom.
Richard Sapiens, Normandy 1180; Vigor Sapience, 1180- 96 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); John, Ranulph, Roger, William S. 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Robert Sapiens, Engl. c. 1198 (Rotuli Curiae Regis).
From the German, Weis, Weiss; a personal name.
The ancient knightly family of Wise of Mount Wise in Stoke Damerel (Devonport) was one of the oldest families in the west of England: one of this family was high sheriff of Devonshire in 1612 (Worthy's "Devonshire Parishes"). The name is now common on the Cornish border in the Launceston district.
Wise Demographics
Average Wise Salary in
United States
$42,097 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wise Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wise Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wise is most common in The United States. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wise? popularity and diffusion
Wise is the 4,747th most prevalent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 61,339 people. The last name Wise occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Wise reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 81,852nd most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 6,443 people.
The surname Wise is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 90,427 people, or 1 in 4,008. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 7 percent live, Ohio, where 7 percent live and Georgia, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States Wise exists in 126 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.
Wise Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wise has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wise surname grew 489 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 160 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 280 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 169 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 21 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Wise Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Wise surname is principally Anglican (51%) in Ireland, Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Wise surname are 16.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.19% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Wise earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.15% more than the national average, earning 363,912 kr per year; in Peru they earn 56.15% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,500 per year; in South Africa they earn 33.8% more than the national average, earning R 317,952 per year; in United States they earn 2.44% less than the national average, earning $42,097 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.7% more than the national average, earning $57,485 CAD per year.
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