Wishaw Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Wishaw Surname Definition:

From the town of the same name in Lanarkshire (in 1303, Weteshawe). Archibald Weitschaw witnessed a charter by William Wrythe to the Abbey of Newbattle in 1462 (Neubotle, p. 250). Another Archibald Witschaw (Weicschaw, or Weischaw) was a burgess and charter witness in Clasgow in 1477 and 1478 (REG.

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Wishaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Australia321:843,61652,533
Scotland71:764,83125,488
England61:9,286,343223,652
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719

Wishaw Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the town of the same name in Lanarkshire (in 1303, Weteshawe). Archibald Weitschaw witnessed a charter by William Wrythe to the Abbey of Newbattle in 1462 (Neubotle, p. 250). Another Archibald Witschaw (Weicschaw, or Weischaw) was a burgess and charter witness in Clasgow in 1477 and 1478 (REG., p. 462; LCD., p. 191). In 1497 there is mention of the tenement of Archibald Witschaw in Glasgow, probably the same individual (REG., p. 496). The surname is also found in the Glasgow protocol books of the sixteenth century.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Wishaw (Warw.: Domesday Witscaga; Lanark) = (prob.) the Wide Wood [Old English wíd, wide + sc(e)aga, a wood] Whishaw seems to be a different name.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wishaw Last Name Facts

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

Wishaw (Arabic: ليشو) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wishaw? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,980,395th most widespread surname in the world, held by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Wishaw live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 8,629,975. In The United States it is primarily found in: Michigan, where 43 percent are found, California, where 29 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 10 percent are found. Besides The United States it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 36 percent are found and Scotland, where 8 percent are found.

Wishaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wishaw has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Wishaw surname increased 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wishaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wishaw are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Wishaw earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 96.41% more than the national average, earning $84,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whishaw92116/
Waishaw921/
Wisshaw920/
Wishshaw8612/
Wiesshaw862/
Vishaw836/
Wishow834/
Waisaw832/
Wisawe832/
Wissaw830/
Wischow77151/
Baishaw7717/
Vaishaw775/
Weishab771/
Vishaws771/
Huishaw770/
Wishaff770/
Wesaw73210/
Wisav7315/
Visaw733/
Wysaw730/
Weiszhab718/
Wishchow711/
Bishshaw710/
Vishav6741/
Wissow6719/
Bishaf6712/
Vishab6712/
Weesaw679/
Bishav678/
Bishab676/
Visawe675/
Buisaw674/
Waisaf673/
Vushaw673/
Wishof672/
Waizaw672/
Wichow672/
Wessaw671/
Weasaw671/
Witsow671/
Visaws671/
Vichaw671/
Wesawe671/
Wisova671/
Wittschow671/
Wojsaw671/
Weisab670/
Weshow670/
Veshaw670/

Wishaw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wishaw in the Arabic language
ليشوlyshw-
ويشوwyshw-

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