Witch Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Witch Surname Definition:

A corruption of the name Wich, Wiche, Wyche. It has been considered that, as the vocable wich enters into composition of names of places where salt is found, as in Droitwich, Nantwich, Northwich, that it must mean a salt-mine. It comes from wic, wick, a village.

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Witch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:5,571,806158,774
Wales101:309,45316,869
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
France11:66,422,722504,397
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
Wales31:522,80514,314
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Witch (88) may also be a first name.

Witch Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A corruption of the name Wich, Wiche, Wyche. It has been considered that, as the vocable wich enters into composition of names of places where salt is found, as in Droitwich, Nantwich, Northwich, that it must mean a salt-mine. It comes from wic, wick, a village. See Wick.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Witch Last Name Facts

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

Witch is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Witch.

How Common Is The Last Name Witch? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,228,735th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name Witch occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Witch live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,017,994th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 88 people.

The last name Witch is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 5,571,806. In England Witch is primarily concentrated in: Gloucestershire, where 70 percent reside, Greater London, where 20 percent reside and Merseyside, where 10 percent reside. Outside of England this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 27 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside.

Witch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Witch has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Witch surname declined 74 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Witsch911,188/
Woitch9128/
Witche9111/
Weitch919/
Witchs915/
Wittch914/
Whitch912/
Wistch910/
Wich894,084/
Witc893/
Woitsch83163/
Weitsch83124/
Woitech8338/
Waitche8337/
Witzsch8315/
Wittche838/
Wietsch837/
Wittsch831/
Wuitsch831/
Weich802,942/
Wiche801,445/
Vitch80832/
Wetch80359/
Waich80150/
Wytch8097/
Wuich8055/
Wutch8053/
Wioch8037/
Vwich8032/
Wichs8025/
Bitch8017/
Witcz8015/
Withs8013/
Which8010/
Whitc809/
Waitc802/
Woich802/
Witzsche77164/
Weistche77111/
Wittsche7742/
Woitsche7733/
Weitzsch7713/
Weitsche773/
Wic751,035/
Veitch739,032/
Wetsch73802/
Weiche73428/
Vitche73228/
Weetch73180/
Baitch73112/
Beitch7397/
Wetche7376/
Weichs7348/
Waiche7346/
Vietch7328/
Woiche7315/
Vuitch7312/
Weithz737/
Wytche734/
Voitch734/
Bittch733/
Weiths733/
Vitsch732/
Hweich731/
Bitchh731/
Witsci731/
Weatch731/
Uitsch731/
Westch731/
Weithj731/
Waaich731/
Wuiche731/
Witzhe731/
Whiths730/
Vaitch730/
Weitzh730/
Wittce730/
Whitschtt711/
Bich6729,271/
Witz673,864/
Vich673,108/
Wech67953/
Wych67494/
Wits67311/
Beitsch67219/
Vietsch6758/
Voitech6738/
Baitsch6735/
Uitc6732/
Waic6721/
Wäch6717/
Wicz6714/
Woitschová678/
Wics677/
Woytech676/
Wiec675/
Weic675/
Voitsch674/
Wijc674/
Waithes673/
Veitsch673/
Widc673/
Wizh672/
Weidche672/
Vaitche672/
Wuic672/
D'Weich671/
Bistsch671/
Uich671/
Veitech671/
Whoiche671/
Veithch671/
Waitshe671/
Bittsch671/
Vitc671/
Vitsche671/
Woic671/
Wihc671/
Wihz671/
Weithes670/

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