Wych Surname
Approximately 494 people bear this surname
Wych Surname Definition:
Lengthened, or rather diphthongized, forms of Wich, q.v.
Adam del Wych.—Lanc. Fines, A.D. 1346.
Wych Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 176 | 1:2,059,426 | 131,385 |
| England | 165 | 1:337,685 | 24,727 |
| Australia | 63 | 1:428,503 | 33,982 |
| Poland | 57 | 1:666,820 | 57,730 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 268 | 1:90,953 | 9,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 73 | 1:687,927 | 44,660 |
Wych Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Lengthened, or rather diphthongized, forms of Wich, q.v.
Adam del Wych.—Lanc. Fines, A.D. 1346.
(English) Dweller by the wych-elm tree; dweller at, or near, a salt spring.
A salt spring-whence the termination of Northwich, Droitwich, Nantwich, &c. The medieval form is De la Wyche, the surname of a canonized bishop of Chichester.
Wych: (Old Norse vik), a bay of the sea, or even a tidal river. Thus Sandwich, Ipswich, and Droitwich (because of its salt springs).
Wych is a very old and a sometimes distinguished Cheshire name. The original family of Wyche owned property in Davenham from the 14th to the 16th century, when it came into possession of estates in Alderley, where the family found a home until the middle of last century, and their descendants continue to reside in the neighbourhood as small farmers and farm labourers (E.). Wyche is the name of parishes in Worcestershire.
Wych Demographics
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Wych Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wych Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wych is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wych? popularity and diffusion
Wych is the 621,618th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 14,752,117 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 46 percent of Wych reside; 34 percent reside in Northern Europe and 34 percent reside in British Isles.
This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 176 people, or 1 in 2,059,426. In The United States Wych is most common in: Illinois, where 25 percent reside, Iowa, where 19 percent reside and Ohio, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States Wych is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 33 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.
Wych Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wych has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wych last name rose 241 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 38 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wych Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Wych are 25.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.88% being registered with the political party.
The amount Wych earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 2.81% less than the national average, earning $41,938 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.35% more than the national average, earning $65,754 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyche | 89 | 6,559 | / |
| Wytch | 89 | 97 | / |
| Whych | 89 | 28 | / |
| Woych | 89 | 11 | / |
| Wycht | 89 | 2 | / |
| Waych | 89 | 2 | / |
| Weych | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wysch | 89 | 0 | / |
| Wyc | 86 | 4 | / |
| Woysch | 80 | 27 | / |
| Whyche | 80 | 13 | / |
| Wytche | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wysche | 80 | 3 | / |
| Weyche | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wich | 75 | 4,084 | / |
| Wech | 75 | 953 | / |
| Bych | 75 | 735 | / |
| Wyhs | 75 | 109 | / |
| Wyce | 75 | 76 | / |
| Vych | 75 | 39 | / |
| Wäch | 75 | 17 | / |
| Wycz | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wysh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hwyc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wycs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wysc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wykh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Whyc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vwyc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wiech | 67 | 3,026 | / |
| Weich | 67 | 2,942 | / |
| Wesch | 67 | 1,941 | / |
| Wiche | 67 | 1,445 | / |
| Wisch | 67 | 1,429 | / |
| Weech | 67 | 1,184 | / |
| Weche | 67 | 1,125 | / |
| Wäsch | 67 | 661 | / |
| Wecht | 67 | 439 | / |
| Wetch | 67 | 359 | / |
| Beych | 67 | 197 | / |
| Wayhs | 67 | 181 | / |
| Wechs | 67 | 173 | / |
| Waich | 67 | 150 | / |
| Baych | 67 | 107 | / |
| Woyce | 67 | 79 | / |
| Wuich | 67 | 55 | / |
| Witch | 67 | 37 | / |
| Wioch | 67 | 37 | / |
| Vwich | 67 | 32 | / |
| Wichs | 67 | 25 | / |
| Wayce | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wuech | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wächs | 67 | 15 | / |
| Boych | 67 | 14 | / |
| Which | 67 | 10 | / |
| Whyce | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vuych | 67 | 8 | / |
| Weach | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wajch | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wyshe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Woich | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woyci | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyhce | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wysht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waysh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weyhj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wechd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyseh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wechh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waykh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wèche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vhych | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wechx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wedch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buych | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vyjch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyths | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bysch | 67 | 0 | / |
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