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 surname Wykeham is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Wykeham click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wykeham? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,581,912th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. The last name Wykeham is mostly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Wykeham live; 47 percent live in Northern Europe and 47 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Wykeham is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 928,634. In England Wykeham is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 47 percent reside, Wiltshire, where 13 percent reside and Leicestershire, where 8 percent reside. Besides England it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 40 percent reside and South Africa, where 11 percent reside.

Wykeham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wykeham has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 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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