Wynes Surname

417,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 832 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Wynes Surname Definition:

Surnames recorded in Aberdeen. Of local origin. A town called Wyndis was possessed by a person of the name. Alexander Wyndis of that Ilk was convicted of forethought felony in 1502 (Trials, I, p. 37). John Wyness in Oldtown of Balquhyne, 1761, and James Wynhouse in Cortans in the same year (Aberdeen CR.

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Wynes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5561:651,90552,252
England1291:431,92329,000
Canada891:413,99536,402
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Israel91:950,84857,975
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
Wales101:156,8426,008
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

Wynes (28) may also be a first name.

Wynes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Surnames recorded in Aberdeen. Of local origin. A town called Wyndis was possessed by a person of the name. Alexander Wyndis of that Ilk was convicted of forethought felony in 1502 (Trials, I, p. 37). John Wyness in Oldtown of Balquhyne, 1761, and James Wynhouse in Cortans in the same year (Aberdeen CR.). There was also a town called Wyndes in the parish of Hobkirk (OPS., I, p. 353).

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

Wynes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wynes occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wynes? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 417,776th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,759,070 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Wynes live; 77 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 28 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 556 people, or 1 in 651,905. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Missouri, where 13 percent reside, Georgia, where 13 percent reside and West Virginia, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent reside and Canada, where 11 percent reside.

Wynes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wynes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wynes last name expanded 794 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 315 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wynes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Wynes last name are 17.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.21% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wynes earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.13% less than the national average, earning $40,502 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.89% less than the national average, earning $47,751 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wyness911,261/
Waynes91136/
Whynes9169/
Wynnes9121/
Weynes915/
Hwynes912/
Wynees910/
Wayness8322/
Whaynes833/
Wynesss831/
Wynetts830/
Weyness830/
Wynness830/
Wines807,470/
Bynes801,353/
Wenes80320/
Vynes806/
Wynez801/
Wynis801/
Woynesht774/
Weynesht771/
Baynes738,122/
Boynes73940/
Winess73718/
Wehnes73582/
Waines73526/
Winnes73342/
Wennes73208/
Wisnes73145/
Wignes73130/
Whines73110/
Weness7366/
Wenesz7346/
Wienes7343/
Vaynes7338/
Weines7336/
Beynes7335/
Voynes7325/
Wegnes7316/
Vynets7311/
Winesh736/
Veynes734/
Wynish733/
Wynice733/
Waynez733/
Weenes732/
Winesd731/
Weynez731/
Wynnis731/
Woynec731/
Woines731/
Whenes731/
Weunes731/
Wineus731/
Bynesh731/
Wenies731/
Buynes730/
Wenesh730/
Byness730/
Wesz67230/
Wigness67137/
Bayness6773/
Wennesz6770/
Wainess6759/
Wågenes6753/
Weineis6752/
Winness6740/
Wenesch6727/
Wenneis6726/
Weinges6721/
Wenness679/
Vayness678/
Wegnesh674/
Weiness672/
Wenesth671/
Voynets671/
Wainesj671/
Waitnes671/
Woinesh671/
Winesch671/
Waynice671/
Vaynesh671/
Weinest671/
Huaynes671/
Winesse671/
Vyhnets671/
Weesnes670/
Wiehnes670/
Weuneis670/
Wesness670/
Weinies670/
Wheneus670/
Baynnes670/

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