Wych Surname

621,618th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 494 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Wych Surname Definition:

Lengthened, or rather diphthongized, forms of Wich, q.v.

Adam del Wych.—Lanc. Fines, A.D. 1346.

Wych Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1761:2,059,426131,385
England1651:337,68524,727
Australia631:428,50333,982
Poland571:666,82057,730
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2681:90,9539,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:687,92744,660

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller by the wych-elm tree; dweller at, or near, a salt spring.

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

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Wych: (Old Norse vik), a bay of the sea, or even a tidal river. Thus Sandwich, Ipswich, and Droitwich (because of its salt springs).

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

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.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wyche896,559/
Wytch8997/
Whych8928/
Woych8911/
Wycht892/
Waych892/
Weych891/
Wysch890/
Wyc864/
Woysch8027/
Whyche8013/
Wytche804/
Wysche803/
Weyche801/
Wich754,084/
Wech75953/
Bych75735/
Wyhs75109/
Wyce7576/
Vych7539/
Wäch7517/
Wycz754/
Wysh753/
Hwyc751/
Wycs751/
Wysc751/
Wykh751/
Whyc751/
Vwyc751/
Wiech673,026/
Weich672,942/
Wesch671,941/
Wiche671,445/
Wisch671,429/
Weech671,184/
Weche671,125/
Wäsch67661/
Wecht67439/
Wetch67359/
Beych67197/
Wayhs67181/
Wechs67173/
Waich67150/
Baych67107/
Woyce6779/
Wuich6755/
Witch6737/
Wioch6737/
Vwich6732/
Wichs6725/
Wayce6717/
Wuech6715/
Wächs6715/
Boych6714/
Which6710/
Whyce679/
Vuych678/
Weach677/
Wajch676/
Wyshe674/
Woich672/
Woyci671/
Wyhce671/
Wysht671/
Waysh671/
Weyhj671/
Wechd671/
Whech671/
Wyseh671/
Wechh671/
Waykh671/
Wèche671/
Vhych671/
Wechx671/
Wedch671/
Buych671/
Vyjch671/
Wyths670/
Bysch670/

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