Wrexham Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Wrexham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Wrexham Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales141:221,03813,576
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Wrexham (10) may also be a first name.

Wrexham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wrexham occurs in Wales more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wrexham? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Wrexham is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Wrexham are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles. Wrexham is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held given name world-wide It is held by 10 people.

The surname Wrexham is most prevalent in Wales, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 221,038. In Wales it is primarily concentrated in: Wrexham County Borough, where 93 percent are found and Conwy County Borough, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Wales this last name exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 13 percent are found.

Wrexham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wrexham has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Wrexham last name contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rexham920/
Rixham77264/
Wrxm731/
Rexheim714/
Rexmi6720/
Rexmo6710/
Roxam671/
Rixam670/
Wrixom621/
Werkzam576/
Birksham530/
Bricksham505/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wrexham
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