Wratten Surname

213,109th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,932 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Wratten Surname Definition:

For Wratton, q.v.

Wratten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9021:61,7727,283
United States3861:939,01370,219
Australia3101:87,08310,056
New Zealand1021:44,3957,335
South Africa821:660,70448,422
Canada561:657,95753,499
Scotland391:137,2778,372
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Wales111:281,32115,850
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
France31:22,140,907385,998
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4041:60,3357,064
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Wratten Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Wratton, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A Sussex name-probably the same as Ratton of Ratton, in Willingdon, XIV. cent.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Wratting; a location name in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk.

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

Wratten Last Name Facts

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

Wratten occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wratten click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wratten? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 213,109th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,772,022 people. The last name Wratten occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Wratten reside; 49 percent reside in Northern Europe and 49 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 902 people, or 1 in 61,772. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Kent, where 36 percent reside, Greater London, where 18 percent reside and East Sussex, where 10 percent reside. Besides England this last name occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 16 percent reside.

Wratten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wratten has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Wratten surname rose 223 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 715 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wratten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wratten last name are 16.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.16% registered with the party.

The amount Wratten earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.81% more than the national average, earning R 389,268 per year; in United States they earn 2.05% less than the national average, earning $42,263 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.73% less than the national average, earning $47,334 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wraten920/
Bratten861,992/
Wrotten8666/
Wrattin861/
Wraiten860/
Wratting8023/
Braatten801/
Hwrotten800/
Wroten772,743/
Braten77202/
Wratin7713/
Wrottn771/
Wreten770/
Braaten715,505/
Brattin71735/
Brauten7187/
Brotten7186/
Brattén7178/
Breaten712/
Braiten711/
Brraten711/
Wrethen711/
Brayten710/
Brateen710/
Vrachten6749/
Braateen671/

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