Wistance Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Wistance Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Whiston,' parishes, hamlets, &c, in Lancashire, Staffordshire, Yorkshire, Worcestershire, and Northampton.

Amald de Wiston, Nottinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Whiston, Northamptonshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.

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Wistance Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:5,571,806158,774
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Wistance (32) may also be a first name.

Wistance Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Whiston,' parishes, hamlets, &c, in Lancashire, Staffordshire, Yorkshire, Worcestershire, and Northampton.

Amald de Wiston, Nottinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Whiston, Northamptonshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

(2) Bapt. 'the son of Wistan,' an early form of Wulstan.

William Wlefstan, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Wystan, or Wolstan de Paston, Norfolk, temp. Richard I: History of Norfolk.

1742. Buried — Elizabeth Whiston: St. Mary Aldermary.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Parishes and places in cos. Lancaster, Northampton, Stafford, Yorkshire, and Worcester are so called, and from one or other of them the surname is probably derived, though Mr. Ferguson considers it to be the Anglo-Saxon personal name Wistan.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Wistance Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wistance occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wistance.

How Common Is The Last Name Wistance? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Wistance live; 85 percent live in Northern Europe and 85 percent live in British Isles. Wistance is also the 1,840,253rd most common first name on earth. It is borne by 32 people.

The last name Wistance is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 5,571,806. In England it is most frequent in: West Midlands, where 90 percent are found and Leicestershire, where 10 percent are found. Apart from England Wistance occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 15 percent are found and Wales, where 8 percent are found.

Wistance Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wistance has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Wistance surname contracted 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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