Wrixen Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wrixen Surname Definition:

For Rixon = Rickson, q.v.

Wrixen 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
England81:6,964,757184,742
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wrixen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Rixon = Rickson, q.v.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison
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Wrixen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wrixen is found most in England. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wrixen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Wrixen are found; 89 percent are found in Northern Europe and 89 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Wrixen is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 6,964,757. In England it is most frequent in: Surrey, where 88 percent live and Berkshire, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account England this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Italy, where 11 percent live.

Wrixen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wrixen has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Wrixen surname declined 38 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
Wrixon83656/
Brixen83650/
Wrexen830/
Wresien7713/
Wrixont771/
Wrzesien71267/
Wreisien712/
Wreijsen711/
Bricen6769/
Brisen6737/
Brixon6732/
Wrisén6714/
Brixin675/
Brixan671/
Wrixom671/
Brizen671/
Wresen670/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wrixen
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