Wiskie Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wiskie 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.

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Wiskie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands551:307,04036,360
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Wiskie 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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wiskie Last Name Facts

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

Wiskie is found most in The Netherlands. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiskie? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,185,341st most commonly held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Wiskie reside; 73 percent reside in Western Europe and 73 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 307,040. In The Netherlands Wiskie is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 60 percent live, Gelderland, where 29 percent live and North Holland, where 9 percent live. Not including The Netherlands it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent live.

Wiskie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wiskie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wiskie last name expanded 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wiskie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wiskie last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Wiskie earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whiskie9231/
Witskie920/
Wiski91863/
Wiske91302/
Whieskie865/
Wiszkier861/
Weiske831,956/
Wieske83962/
Woiski83194/
Wiskey83178/
Wuiske8342/
Woiske8331/
Witski8313/
Wieski8311/
Whiske8311/
Wiscki8310/
Wishki839/
Weskie838/
Whiski835/
Waiske832/
Weiski832/
Wisket832/
Hwiski831/
Wiskiy831/
Wiscke831/
Whiskey77996/
Weisker77138/
Wiejski7789/
Wischke7765/
Wischki7748/
Weisske7731/
Witsker7728/
Wiescke7711/
Wiskich7710/
Wisskey774/
Whiskes773/
Withski773/
Wissker772/
Beiskie771/
Weiscke771/
Wieszke771/
Wiskeys771/
Biskieh771/
Weiskey770/
Waiskey770/
Waiskai770/
Wittski770/
Viski731,258/
Weske73908/
Wisky73707/
Wiska73536/
Wuske73191/
Weski73154/
Wizke7378/
Viske7341/
Wyski7336/
Wuski734/
Wizki733/
Wyske731/
Woischke71137/
Wieschke7160/
Witschke7143/
Waishkey7126/
Weissker718/
Whisckey714/
Weiskchi711/
Whissker710/
Whisskey710/
Whitskey710/
Whisky671,215/
Wojski67167/
Beiske67143/
Wiszka67101/
Weeske6764/
Voiski6758/
Wishka6746/
Weißke6746/
Wushke6736/
Wische6736/
Woisky6735/
Vioski6730/
Woyski6729/
Viscki6723/
Vitski6722/
Wajske6721/
Biskei6720/
Wischi6717/
Woiska6715/
Wiosky6712/
Weisky6712/
Weszke6711/
Wuszke6710/
Wysski6710/
Wihsky679/
Weskes677/
Wiskär677/
Weskey674/
Wyscki674/
Wehske674/
Wiscky673/
Vishki672/
Vieski672/
Wieska672/
Bisski672/
Wiezke672/
Wysske672/
Beiski672/
Wuscke671/
Wishce671/
Wiskoa671/
Weskii671/
Weuski671/
Viskey671/
Uisker671/
Wiscka671/
Weshke671/
Wiesky671/
Wishky671/
Wiczke671/
Wissky671/
Biszke671/
Baiske671/
Weskid671/
Uitski671/
Buiski671/
Wescke670/
Waiska670/
Waisky670/
Wueske670/
Widsky670/
Wetske670/
Wuskee670/
Weskee670/

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