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Wisehead Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the wisehead'; compare Wise and Wiseman.
Johannes Wysehede, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Wisehead Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Wisehead Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the wisehead'; compare Wise and Wiseman.
Johannes Wysehede, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waisehe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weiseed | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wisehat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whitgehead | 78 | 1 | / |
| Wischeid | 75 | 9 | / |
| Bisjehed | 75 | 1 | / |
| Whichead | 75 | 0 | / |
| Weisheid | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wesehe | 71 | 40 | / |
| Wischeidt | 71 | 16 | / |
| Whitchead | 71 | 5 | / |
| Wizehe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Weischeid | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wishia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vishea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wiseey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weisehaup | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wicehe | 71 | 0 | / |
| Visheau | 67 | 36 | / |
| Wisheit | 67 | 15 | / |
| Weishya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woitsehach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Visheha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wisheet | 67 | 0 | / |
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