Wiswell Surname

257,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,527 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Wiswell Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Wiswell (Wissey River), in Lancashire.

Wiswell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2781:283,61426,385
Canada1341:274,96725,811
England651:857,20145,134
Israel131:658,28045,106
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5951:84,4018,806

Wiswell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Wiswell (Wissey River), in Lancashire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Wiswell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wiswell is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiswell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wiswell is the 257,812th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,772,460 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Wiswell are found; 79 percent are found in North America and 79 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,278 people, or 1 in 283,614. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 13 percent live, Ohio, where 9 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 9 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Wiswell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wiswell has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 215 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 283 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wiswell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wiswell surname are 2.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.55% being registered with the party.

The amount Wiswell earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 53.06% more than the national average, earning $34,748,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.73% less than the national average, earning $41,972 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.55% more than the national average, earning $51,943 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wisswell93113/
Waiswell9311/
Wishwell930/
Whiswell930/
Weiswell930/
Wiswel922/
Waishwell8844/
Weidswell882/
Weiswel8613/
Wiswill861/
Weswell860/
Biswll770/
Wischwill759/
Whytswell751/
Waichwell750/
Bisbell711/
Wisehebell710/
Vyswell710/
Biswill710/
Biswl672/
Bayswell670/
Bisuel6232/
Visuel6227/
Biswil627/
Bizwel624/
Wisbøl624/
Wesswl621/
Bisbel621/
Bissuel57682/
Boisbel572/
Beeswel571/
Wesbill570/
Beeswill530/
Büschbell509/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wiswell
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