Wroot Surname

830,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wroot Surname Definition:

For Root, q.v.

Wroot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2471:225,57918,901
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1121:217,63716,750
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Wroot Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Root, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wroot Last Name Facts

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

Wroot is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wroot.

How Common Is The Last Name Wroot? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 830,559th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 21,884,522 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Wroot reside; 76 percent reside in Northern Europe and 76 percent reside in British Isles.

Wroot is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 247 people, or 1 in 225,579. In England it is most prevalent in: West Yorkshire, where 27 percent live, Kent, where 9 percent live and Lincolnshire, where 9 percent live. Aside from England this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Wroot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wroot has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Wroot surname rose 221 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 418 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wroot Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wroot last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Wroot earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 32.63% less than the national average, earning $29,071 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.56% less than the national average, earning $43,444 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wroots9186/
Wroost913/
Wroo892/
Wrot892/
Wroth80571/
Wrout8072/
Broot8036/
Wrote8034/
Wrott803/
Hwrot801/
Wro7520/
Broodt734/
Brooth734/
Wroods731/
Brot672,138/
Broo671,071/
Vrot67157/
Wroy6737/
Wrat6714/
Wroh6711/
Wroś677/
Wrou677/
Wrgo674/
Whro672/
Hwro671/
Wrzo671/
Wroi671/
Wroa671/
Wrod670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wroot
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