Wymont Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

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

Wymont Surname Definition:

From the Old English personal name Wigmund (stem Wig = battle). Wimund, pretender to the Scottish crown, c. 1140., "scribe, monk, bishop, pirate, impostor, rebel, vassal, recluse, whose adventures read like a romance" (Bishop Forbes, S. Ninian, p.

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Wymont Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Wymont Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Old English personal name Wigmund (stem Wig = battle). Wimund, pretender to the Scottish crown, c. 1140., "scribe, monk, bishop, pirate, impostor, rebel, vassal, recluse, whose adventures read like a romance" (Bishop Forbes, S. Ninian, p. xlviii). William Wymondes sone rendered homage, 1296. His seal shows a fieur-de-lys, S' Will'i fil' Wimvn (Blair, II, p. 207,558). William Wymond, juror on inquisition at Peebles, 1304 (Bain, II, 1436). John Vymond witnessed deed of resignation of lands in the barony of Drumelzier, 1331 (Hay, 9).

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

WIMOND, Wymond: From the Old English personal name Wigmund (stem Wig = battle). Wimund, pretender to the Scottish crown, c. 1140., "scribe, monk, bishop, pirate, impostor, rebel, vassal, recluse, whose adventures read like a romance" (Bishop Forbes, S. Ninian, p. xlviii). William Wymondes sone rendered homage, 1296. His seal shows a fieur-de-lys, S' Will'i fil' Wimvn (Blair, II, p. 207,558). William Wymond, juror on inquisition at Peebles, 1304 (Bain, II, 1436). John Vymond witnessed deed of resignation of lands in the barony of Drumelzier, 1331 (Hay, 9).

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)
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Wymont Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wymont is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wymont? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wymont is the 11,742,229th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Wymont occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Wymont are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Wymont is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Wymont is primarily found in: California, where 100 percent reside.

Wymont Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wymont has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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Waymond7724/
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Weimont777/
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Waymant771/
Whimont770/
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Bymon734/
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Baymon67335/
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Wetmon6710/
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Wymane677/
Wimonć677/
Bymond676/
Weimon675/
Vymunt674/
Wimonc673/
Beymon672/
Wymand672/
Wimoon672/
Wymund672/
Vemont672/
Wimmon671/
Woyman671/
Wymank671/
Waymom671/
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Whymom671/
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