Wreaks Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Wreaks Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wreaks.' I cannot find the spot. Wreaksend (i.e. the end of the Wreak or Wreaks) is the name of an estate near Broughton-in-Furness.

Alicia de Wrekes, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Wreaks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada501:736,91258,785
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Wreaks Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wreaks.' I cannot find the spot. Wreaksend (i.e. the end of the Wreak or Wreaks) is the name of an estate near Broughton-in-Furness.

Alicia de Wrekes, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1730. Baptised — Leonard, s. Leonard Wreaks: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Reakes, a variant of Raikes, Rakes, q.v.

There is a hamlet called Wreaks-Brigg in W. Yorks.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wreaks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wreaks is more commonly found in Canada than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wreaks? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,918,812th most commonly held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Wreaks reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in Canada, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 736,912. In Canada Wreaks is primarily concentrated in: Ontario, where 94 percent reside, British Columbia, where 4 percent reside and Nova Scotia, where 2 percent reside. Not including Canada this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 22 percent reside.

Wreaks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wreaks has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wreaks Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wreaks earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 62.84% more than the national average, earning $70,262 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.07% less than the national average, earning $37,724 CAD per year.

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Breiak6719/
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Brekss671/
Wreckx671/
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