Wymark Surname
Approximately 126 people bear this surname
Wymark Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wymarc' 'On either side of his bed stood the two great chiefs of his realm, Harold the Earl, and Stigand the Archbishop. At the bed's head stood the Staller, Robert the son of Wymarc, a man of Normanbirth' (Death of Eadward, Freeman).
Read More About This SurnameWymark Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 81 | 1:687,877 | 39,238 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 91 | 1:267,861 | 18,927 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Wymark (11) may also be a first name.
Wymark Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wymarc' 'On either side of his bed stood the two great chiefs of his realm, Harold the Earl, and Stigand the Archbishop. At the bed's head stood the Staller, Robert the son of Wymarc, a man of Normanbirth' (Death of Eadward, Freeman). Several Wymarcs occur in Domesday.' Wymarck Piggestey', inhabitant of Winchelsea, 20 Edward I' (Lower, Patronymica Britannica).
Wymarc Mercatrix, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Wymarc Brown, Bedfordshire, ibid.
Wymarca fil. Roberti, Henry III. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.
Wvmarca Fraunceys, Henry III. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.
Johannes Wymarkson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Wyroerk de Bland, 1379: ibid.
John Wyroerk, fellow of Merton, 1451: Register of the University of Oxford.
1551. Buried — Ellis Wimarke: St. Antholin (London).
1702. Married — Matthias Wallraven and Mercy Waymarke: St. Dionis Backchurch.
With the variant Waymark, compare Wayman for Wyman, which see.
(English) the I2th-13th cent. Wymarc, Wimarc, Anglo-Saxon Wígm(e)arc (fem.) = Battle-Emblem [Old English wíg, battle, war + m(e)arc, emblem, sign (mark]
An obsolete personal name. Wymarck Piggesteyl was an inhabitant of Winchelsea, 20. Edw. I. Cooper. It is a common Christian name in Domesday, and succeeding records down to the XIV. century.
Wymark Demographics
Average Wymark Salary in
England
£22,508
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Wymark Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wymark Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wymark is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wymark? popularity and diffusion
Wymark is the 1,604,449th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Wymark live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in British Isles. Wymark is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 11 people.
The surname is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 687,877. In England it is most common in: Derbyshire, where 19 percent are found, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 14 percent are found and Cornwall, where 11 percent are found. Not including England Wymark exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 15 percent are found and New Zealand, where 6 percent are found.
Wymark Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wymark has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Wymark last name contracted 11 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whymark | 92 | 977 | / |
| Waymark | 92 | 268 | / |
| Weymark | 92 | 91 | / |
| Woymark | 92 | 0 | / |
| Wimark | 83 | 118 | / |
| Wemark | 83 | 62 | / |
| Weimark | 77 | 18 | / |
| Waimark | 77 | 10 | / |
| Wesmark | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wetmark | 77 | 0 | / |
| Waymork | 77 | 0 | / |
| Weimarck | 71 | 21 | / |
| Weismark | 71 | 20 | / |
| Wettmark | 71 | 18 | / |
| Wittmark | 71 | 17 | / |
| Waismark | 71 | 9 | / |
| Wågemark | 71 | 3 | / |
| Vimark | 67 | 34 | / |
| Vemark | 67 | 10 | / |
| Waismarck | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vymarkova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whitmarks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wismarc | 62 | 4 | / |
| Bojmark | 62 | 3 | / |
| Beemark | 62 | 1 | / |
| Vågemark | 57 | 3 | / |
| Håvemark | 57 | 3 | / |
| Vymorkova | 53 | 147 | / |
| Vemork | 50 | 5 | / |
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