Wyeth Surname

148,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,972 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Wyeth Surname Definition:

(Welsh, Scottish) The brave man; dweller near a ford or wood; dweller near a willow tree.

Wyeth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9511:58,5897,013
United States9171:395,26634,675
Australia4721:57,1946,970
New Zealand3211:14,1072,463
South Africa1811:299,32428,868
Canada401:921,14070,350
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Wales181:171,91811,581
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
China21:683,660,78330,601
France21:33,211,361423,184
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4571:53,3386,409
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3171:158,41914,515

Wyeth (483) may also be a first name.

Wyeth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Welsh, Scottish) The brave man; dweller near a ford or wood; dweller near a willow tree.

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

From the Danish, Wiethe; a personal name.

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

Wyeth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wyeth is most common in England. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wyeth? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 148,716th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,452,068 people. Wyeth is predominantly found in Europe, where 34 percent of Wyeth live; 34 percent live in Northern Europe and 34 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 386,824th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 483 people.

The surname is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 951 people, or 1 in 58,589. In England Wyeth is mostly concentrated in: Hampshire, where 27 percent are found, Greater London, where 18 percent are found and Surrey, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account England this surname exists in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Australia, where 16 percent are found.

Wyeth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wyeth has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Wyeth last name increased 208 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 289 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wyeth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wyeth are 13.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.22% registered with the political party.

The amount Wyeth earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 31.82% more than the national average, earning R 313,260 per year; in United States they earn 2.12% less than the national average, earning $42,236 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.98% more than the national average, earning $52,653 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wyethe914/
Wyet8912/
Wieth80656/
Wyett80504/
Wayth8073/
Weyth8016/
Wyhet805/
Whyet802/
Wgeth800/
Wyeht800/
Wyith800/
Wiethe73289/
Wyithe7335/
Whyete7317/
Wyette7310/
Weaith734/
Wiethp731/
Whyett731/
Wiet67306/
Byet6712/
Weeitch678/
Wietsch677/
Weyyett671/
Weayteh671/
Whyheet671/
Whyette671/
Wiyt671/

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