Wiskey Surname
Approximately 178 people bear this surname
Wiskey Surname Definition:
(Celtic) Dweller by the R. Wiske; or in one of the places named there - from: Newby Wiske, Danby Wiske, Kirkby Wiske [Middle Welsh wysg, a stream = Irish and Gaelic uisge, Old Irish u(i)sce] (Teutonic) the Low German Wiske [from wís, wise + the diminutive suit.
Read More About This SurnameWiskey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Wiskey (10) may also be a first name.
Wiskey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) Dweller by the R. Wiske; or in one of the places named there - from: Newby Wiske, Danby Wiske, Kirkby Wiske [Middle Welsh wysg, a stream = Irish and Gaelic uisge, Old Irish u(i)sce] (Teutonic) the Low German Wiske [from wís, wise + the diminutive suit. -ke] Mr. P. B. Wiske, of Brooklyn, N.Y., informs me that his father changed his surname from Whiskey to Wiske; his great-grandfather having emigrated iii 1813 to America from Poole, Dorset, where the name Whiskey occurs in 18th-cent. deeds. Mr. Wiske has found the forms Wyskye, Wyskie, Wiskye, Wiskie, Whiskie, Whiskey in 16th-18th cent. Sussex records.
Wiskey Demographics
Wiskey Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Wiskey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wiskey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wiskey is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wiskey? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wiskey is the 1,281,391st most commonly held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Wiskey live; 80 percent live in Southern Africa and 80 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous forename at a global level, borne by 10 people.
The surname Wiskey is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Other than Malawi it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 10 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent are found.
Wiskey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wiskey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wiskey last name rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wiskey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
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Footnotes
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