Wykeham Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Wykeham Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Wykeham = Wickham, q.v. Wykeham, nr. Pickering, Yorks, was Wicam in Domesday-Bk.

Wykeham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England601:928,63447,428
Australia521:519,14839,018
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Wykeham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Wykeham = Wickham, q.v. Wykeham, nr. Pickering, Yorks, was Wicam in Domesday-Bk.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes, &c., in cos. Leicester, York, Lincoln, &c. It is often confounded with Wickham and Wycombe. The birthplace of the great architectural bishop, as well as his genealogy, is a disputed point.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(English), Marsh home? Wic, a marsh.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

A location name in Hampshire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Yorkshire.

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

Wykeham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wykeham is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wykeham? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,581,912th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 47 percent of Wykeham reside; 47 percent reside in Northern Europe and 47 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Wykeham is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 928,634. In England it is primarily found in: Greater London, where 47 percent are found, Wiltshire, where 13 percent are found and Leicestershire, where 8 percent are found. Aside from England Wykeham exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 40 percent are found and South Africa, where 11 percent are found.

Wykeham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wykeham has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Wykeham surname expanded 857 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wyckham8623/
Wickeham8041/
Whyckham802/
Wikham7764/
Weykam7713/
Wyckam770/
Wickham7120,983/
Waikham71222/
Wetkham7147/
Weekham719/
Wiekham714/
Weckham711/
Vykkham711/
Vaykham711/
Wytkamt711/
Weakham710/
Wekam67553/
Wikam6728/
Whickham679/
Witckham672/
Beckeham671/
Wiegkham671/
Wickhamm671/
Wycam670/

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