Wonnacott Surname

190,637th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Wonnacott Surname Definition:

From woon-coit, the lower down.

Wonnacott Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9761:57,0886,883
United States5501:659,01652,733
Canada3991:92,34510,122
Wales1091:28,3902,914
Australia711:380,22131,281
Scotland261:205,91610,908
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Isle of Man111:7,8021,618
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
France21:33,211,361423,184
Malta11:430,2723,380
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3971:61,3997,157
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Wonnacott Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From woon-coit, the lower down.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From Onecote; a location name in Staffordshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Wonnacott Last Name Facts

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

Wonnacott is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wonnacott? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 190,637th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 3,293,062 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Wonnacott live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Wonnacott is most numerous in England, where it is held by 976 people, or 1 in 57,088. In England it is most common in: Devon, where 43 percent live, Cornwall, where 12 percent live and Greater London, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account England Wonnacott exists in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 18 percent live.

Wonnacott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wonnacott has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Wonnacott last name rose 246 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 2,619 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 5,450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wonnacott Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Congregationalist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Wonnacott surname are 5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.77% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wonnacott earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 106.47% more than the national average, earning R 490,656 per year; in United States they earn 7% more than the national average, earning $46,170 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.31% less than the national average, earning $49,528 CAD per year.

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Wonnacott Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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