Wynyard Surname

589,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 530 people bear this surname

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

Wynyard Surname Definition:

A vineyard. In the archives of Battel Abbey, we read of lands called the Wyneyard (de terris vocatis le Wyneyard), and those lands are known to have been planted with the vine.

Wynyard Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand3581:12,6492,205
Australia1001:269,95724,430
England351:1,591,94567,242
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
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Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Wynyard (22) may also be a first name.

Wynyard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A vineyard. In the archives of Battel Abbey, we read of lands called the Wyneyard (de terris vocatis le Wyneyard), and those lands are known to have been planted with the vine.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Flemish, Wyngaard; from the Dutch, Wijngaart; a personal name.

— British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber
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Wynyard Demographics

Average Wynyard Salary in
United States

$38,317 USD

Per year
Rank:
799,872 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
6.73918E-6
Rank: 544,198 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
88.8%
Sample size: 15 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Wynyard Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wynyard is more commonly found in New Zealand than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wynyard? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 589,215th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 13,750,087 people. Wynyard is predominantly found in Oceania, where 86 percent of Wynyard reside; 86 percent reside in Australasia and 86 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 2,301,746th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 22 people.

This last name is most commonly used in New Zealand, where it is carried by 358 people, or 1 in 12,649. In New Zealand it is most prevalent in: Auckland Region, where 33 percent live, Northland Region, where 32 percent live and Waikato Region, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account New Zealand Wynyard occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 19 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.

Wynyard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wynyard has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Wynyard last name increased 117 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wynyard Last Name Statistics demography

Wynyard earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.2% less than the national average, earning $38,317 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Winyard86591/
Wynhard863/
Bynyard861/
Wainyard800/
Vinyard713,724/
Benyard71248/
Binyard71175/
Winhard71109/
Venyard7121/
Wenhard713/
Wineard712/
Winiard711/
Wenhardt67509/
Weinhard67135/
Wijnhard67132/
Winhardt6761/
Wingeard6713/
Winjaard671/
Vienyard670/
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