Wymer Surname

101,431st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,656 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Wymer Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wigmar' (Yonge). In England popularly Wymer or Wimer. Once decidedly a favourite, and incorporated with many local terms. Lord Winmarleigh takes his title from Winmarleigh in Lancashire, formerly Winnerlie or Wimerlegh.

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Wymer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,6001:100,68311,178
England6211:89,7239,689
New Zealand1851:24,4774,275
Canada951:387,84834,448
Australia841:321,37727,634
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Wales81:386,81619,671
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France21:33,211,361423,184
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2541:95,9669,815
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6081:82,5978,653

Wymer (51) may also be a first name.

Wymer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wigmar' (Yonge). In England popularly Wymer or Wimer. Once decidedly a favourite, and incorporated with many local terms. Lord Winmarleigh takes his title from Winmarleigh in Lancashire, formerly Winnerlie or Wimerlegh.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) the Anglo-Saxon wígmœr= Battle- Famous [Old English wíg, battle, war + mœre, famous, illustrious] Wimerus.—Domesday-Book.

Wymer atte Grene.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably Wymerc, or Wymark.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Wymer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wymer occurs most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wymer.

How Common Is The Last Name Wymer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 101,431st most prevalent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,565,195 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Wymer live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 51 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 3,600 people, or 1 in 100,683. In The United States it is most frequent in: Michigan, where 10 percent live, Virginia, where 9 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States it exists in 28 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent live and New Zealand, where 4 percent live.

Wymer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wymer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 592 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 244 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wymer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wymer surname are 21.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.76% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wymer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.02% less than the national average, earning R 42,720 per year; in United States they earn 7.85% less than the national average, earning $39,762 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.71% more than the national average, earning $59,973 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weymer91486/
Waymer91443/
Whymer9165/
Wysmer915/
Wymmer911/
Wymert910/
Weymier8374/
Waymier8325/
Weymeir831/
Waymeir830/
Wimer805,106/
Wemer80517/
Bymer8026/
Vymer8023/
Wymre800/
Weymerth778/
Waymeire771/
Wymerová771/
Wehymier770/
Wimmer7354,131/
Weimer7322,758/
Wiemer736,578/
Vaymer731,410/
Wemmer731,166/
Beymer73852/
Wehmer73630/
Waimer73341/
Veymer73259/
Weamer73256/
Wijmer7391/
Buymer7364/
Boymer7364/
Weemer7347/
Wajmer7333/
Wemere7318/
Byhmer7317/
Baymer7316/
Wemert7315/
Whemer739/
Wejmer737/
Vymert737/
Whimer735/
Vytmer735/
Wähmer734/
Vymmer734/
Wymire731/
Wemier731/
Wemger731/
Wimier730/
Weumer730/
Wimere730/
Waymire672,937/
Behymer671,218/
Wemmert67295/
Weijmer67233/
Wimmert67117/
Wehmeir6772/
Weimmer6764/
Wettmer6747/
Vaymert6736/
Weimeir6720/
Weymayr6718/
Waimert6716/
Weasmer6712/
Weamert6710/
B'Hymer678/
Wehmier675/
Vymmert674/
Whimmer673/
Wimr673/
Witmere672/
Weesmer672/
Waymitr671/
Witmmer671/
Wiemmer671/
Wetmere671/
Whehmer671/
Wiemier671/
Weimere671/
Vymr671/
Woimere671/
Wimmmer671/
Wimmerr671/
Wihmert671/
Hwaimer671/
Wismere671/
Wimmier670/
Wehmeyr670/
Waimeir670/
Beyhmer670/
Weitmer670/
Weimeur670/
Witmeir670/
Wuimmer670/
Weymire670/

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