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 or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wreaks? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wreaks is the 1,918,812th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Wreaks are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in Canada, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 736,912. In Canada Wreaks is most numerous in: Ontario, where 94 percent live, British Columbia, where 4 percent live and Nova Scotia, where 2 percent live. Beside Canada this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 22 percent live.

Wreaks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wreaks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wreaks last name rose 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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Vreeks675/
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Brekss671/
Wreckx671/
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