Wrench Surname

125,660th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,621 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Wrench Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wrench'. Found without prefix in the Hundred Rolls. It is a common entry, and scattered over many counties. The conclusion that it is baptismal is almost irresistible. One entry below seems to decide the question.

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Wrench Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5601:35,7174,703
United States1,2641:286,75526,663
Australia2681:100,73011,375
South Africa1071:506,33441,014
Wales971:31,9023,216
Canada901:409,39536,056
Guernsey511:1,264261
New Zealand401:113,20814,508
Scotland381:140,8908,524
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
Northern Ireland211:87,8595,745
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Qatar61:393,00055,922
India51:153,413,076951,030
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Isle of Man31:28,6073,614
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France31:22,140,907385,998
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China21:683,660,78330,601
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9401:25,9313,559
Wales571:27,5161,557
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2331:215,53118,426

Wrench (19) may also be a first name.

Wrench Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wrench'. Found without prefix in the Hundred Rolls. It is a common entry, and scattered over many counties. The conclusion that it is baptismal is almost irresistible. One entry below seems to decide the question.

John Wrenche, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert Wrench, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Peter Wrench, Suffolk, ibid.

Warin Wrench, Bedfordshire. ibid.

Wrennoc fil. Maurice, Salop, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

1572. Buried — Joan, wife of John Wrenche: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1577. Baptised — Fraunces, s. Simon Wrenche: St. Mary Aldermary (London).

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

(English) is doubtless a nickname from Middle English wrench(e, Old English wrenc, 'wile,’ 'trick,' 'artifice.’ Peter Wrench.—Hundred Rolls She knewe eche wrenche and every gise[guise] Of love, and every wile.—Chaucer, Rom. of the Rose, 4292-3.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. See Olerenshaw. 2. I think it must have had another and more ancient origin, as it appears in its present orthography, and without prefix, in H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

This name is said to be a corruption of Olerenshaw, which first became Renshaw, and then Rench and Wrench. See Lower, quoting Rev. J. Eastwood. It may sometimes be from a different source, being found in H.R. without prefix.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the German, Wrensch; a personal name.

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

Wrench Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wrench is found most frequently in England. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wrench.

How Common Is The Last Name Wrench? popularity and diffusion

It is the 125,660th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,012,578 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Wrench live; 49 percent live in Northern Europe and 49 percent live in British Isles. Wrench is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 19 people.

The surname Wrench is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 1,560 people, or 1 in 35,717. In England Wrench is most numerous in: Cheshire, where 21 percent reside, Greater London, where 10 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 9 percent reside. Beside England Wrench exists in 35 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Wrench Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wrench has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Wrench last name grew 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 542 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 170 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,267 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wrench Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Episcopalian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States Wrench are 3.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.69% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wrench earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 13.48% more than the national average, earning R 269,676 per year; in United States they earn 2.98% less than the national average, earning $41,862 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.57% more than the national average, earning $49,965 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wrenche921/
Brench83375/
Wrinch83108/
Wrenkh833/
Wernch831/
Vrench830/
Wranch830/
Wrnc801/
Breanch771/
Breinch771/
Vrenc7319/
Brnch738/
Wrenz733/
Wrinc733/
Brinch671,186/
Veyrenche67206/
Vranch67199/
Brencz6775/
Wrentz6761/
Vronch6746/
Wrienz6733/
Brünch671/
Vernch671/
Bernch671/
Brntch670/
Wrends670/

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