Wyand Surname

404,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 867 people bear this surname

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

Wyand Surname Definition:

(English and Anglo-French-Teut.) Warrior, Hero [Old English wígend = Old Saxon wîgand and O.H.Ger. wîgant, whence French Guyand, Guiand (Ger. surname Weigand]

Wyand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7071:512,67242,946
Canada1071:344,35131,229
England341:1,638,76668,634
Israel111:777,96750,646
France31:22,140,907385,998
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England531:459,91326,089
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1061:473,76133,810

Wyand Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English and Anglo-French-Teut.) Warrior, Hero [Old English wígend = Old Saxon wîgand and O.H.Ger. wîgant, whence French Guyand, Guiand (Ger. surname Weigand]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Weigand or Wygan (warrior).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From the Dutch, Weijand; a personal name.

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

Wyand Last Name Facts

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

Wyand occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wyand? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 404,308th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 8,405,474 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Wyand live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 707 people, or 1 in 512,672. In The United States it is mostly found in: Maryland, where 16 percent reside, New York, where 13 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 12 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Wyand Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wyand has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 667 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 36 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wyand Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wyand last name are 22.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.18% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wyand earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 17.31% more than the national average, earning $50,620 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.27% less than the national average, earning $43,088 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wyandt91476/
Whyand9113/
Wyands915/
Wyhand911/
Weiyand8310/
Wyant808,572/
Wiand80530/
Weand80233/
Byand807/
Wyamd801/
Wyond800/
Wieand73524/
Wiandt73210/
Wiands7334/
Wijand7323/
Vyhand7310/
Wajond735/
Wehand734/
Wyantt732/
Whyant731/
Weaynd731/
Wheand730/
Whiand730/
Wwyant730/
Weyhgandt719/
Wieandt67142/
Weijand6783/
Wijgand6718/
Wiehand6716/
Vyhandt6710/
D'Wyant672/
Wajhand671/
Weyyant671/
Wijands671/
Weiyant670/
Weahand670/
Woijand670/
Wagiand670/
Weyeant670/

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Wyand Reference & Research

Wyant DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Wyant FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Wyand
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