Wrathall Surname

274,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,418 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Wrathall Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at Wr.etta’s Hall [Old English h(e)all, hall: the pers. name is from Old English wrœtt, ornament, jewel]

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Wrathall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4991:111,65911,511
United States3091:1,173,00683,866
Australia2761:97,81111,085
Canada1711:215,47120,813
New Zealand1121:40,4316,796
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
France81:8,302,840321,660
Wales81:386,81619,671
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2511:97,1139,892
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Wrathall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at Wr.etta’s Hall [Old English h(e)all, hall: the pers. name is from Old English wrœtt, ornament, jewel]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

The name Wrathall is derived from the Old English, wyrhta, meaning 'worker', or, specifically, 'woodworker', 'carpenter', or 'craftsman', and was used to refer to a carpenter.

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Wrathall Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wrathall occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wrathall? popularity and diffusion

Wrathall is the 274,073rd most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 5,139,313 people. The last name Wrathall occurs mostly in Europe, where 37 percent of Wrathall live; 36 percent live in Northern Europe and 36 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 499 people, or 1 in 111,659. In England Wrathall is most numerous in: Lancashire, where 22 percent are found, Cumbria, where 8 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 8 percent are found. Besides England this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Australia, where 19 percent are found.

Wrathall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wrathall has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Wrathall last name grew 199 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 3,090 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wrathall Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wrathall are 1.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.13% being registered with the party.

The amount Wrathall earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 179.7% more than the national average, earning R 664,680 per year; in United States they earn 12.14% more than the national average, earning $48,386 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.13% less than the national average, earning $45,646 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wreathall94163/
Wrathal932/
Brathall8885/
Wrothall881/
Wrethall880/
Wratal860/
Bratthall8219/
Brathol6752/
Braital674/
Brouthal632/
Bratol571/
Brotal570/
Brothol531/
Broutal531/

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