Wontner Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Wontner Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the wonter,' the mole-catcher. Anglo-Saxon want, wont, a mole.
Henry le Wantur, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Wontner Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 38 | 1:1,466,265 | 63,675 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 44 | 1:553,986 | 29,025 |
Wontner Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the wonter,' the mole-catcher. Anglo-Saxon want, wont, a mole.
Henry le Wantur, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
(English) Mole-Catcher [Middle English and Dialectal English wont, want, Old English wand, a mole + the Old English agential suff. -ere: the second n in Wontner repr. the Middle English pl. suff. -en]
Wont is Old English and local for a mole; and a Wontner or Wonter is a mole-catcher. See Archaeologia, xxxiii., 277. The H.R. form of the name is Le Wantur.
Wontner Demographics
Average Wontner Salary in
England
£18,609
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Wontner Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wontner Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wontner has its highest incidence in England. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wontner? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,909,720th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name Wontner is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Wontner live; 91 percent live in Northern Europe and 91 percent live in British Isles.
The last name Wontner is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 1,466,265. In England it is primarily found in: Shropshire, where 26 percent live, Somerset, where 24 percent live and Greater London, where 24 percent live. Besides England this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.
Wontner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wontner has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname contracted 14 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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