Written Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Written Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Written Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Written (61) may also be a first name.

Written Last Name Facts

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

Written is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Written? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,168,711th most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Written reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Written is also the 1,257,960th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 61 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 5,941,950. In The United States Written is primarily found in: Louisiana, where 46 percent reside, South Carolina, where 8 percent reside and Colorado, where 3 percent reside. Not including The United States Written is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 14 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Written Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Written has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Written surname grew 610 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Written Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Written surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Written earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.64% less than the national average, earning $36,830 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Writen920/
Britten869,079/
Writeen861/
Wraiten860/
Wrutten860/
Briten7755/
Brittn771/
Wreten770/
Brittin71950/
Breiten71321/
Bretten71131/
Brütten719/
Braiten711/
Wristem711/
Wrethen711/
Brittijn67129/
Wretting670/
Britin62108/
Breten6257/
Wretin628/
Wretne623/
Vreten623/
Bryten620/
Brithn620/
Brettin57530/
Wrethén5712/
Wreting575/
Breeten573/
Wretäng572/
Breaten572/
Braitin571/
Breitin571/
Broyten570/
Brayten570/
Wresting531/
Bretn5092/
Brytn501/
Vretenova501/

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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 Written
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis