Wyon Surname

973,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Wyon Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Guy,' from the diminutive Guion. Just as another diminutive Guiot became Wyot and Wyatt, so Guion became Wyon. No connexion with Wynn, which see.

William Wyonn, Somerset, 9 Edward II: Kirby's Quest.

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Wyon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1831:362,96654,247
United States381:9,538,393399,091
England201:2,785,90397,972
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Wyon (33) may also be a first name.

Wyon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Guy,' from the diminutive Guion. Just as another diminutive Guiot became Wyot and Wyatt, so Guion became Wyon. No connexion with Wynn, which see.

William Wyonn, Somerset, 9 Edward II: Kirby's Quest.

1620. Married — Simon Wyan and Joane Charnocke: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).

1632. — Robert Wyan and Mary Wentworth: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1670. — Oliver Beecher and Sarah Wyan: St. Michael, Cornhill.

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

= Guyon, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Guyon, a Norman personal name; so Wyatt from Guyot, Wasconia from Gascony, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Gaufrid, Islebert, and Ralph Vion, Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

From the Flemish, Wion; a personal name.

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

Wyon: is from Vian; spelled Wiun, as one holding lands in Lincoln in the twelfth century.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Wyon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wyon is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wyon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 973,426th most widely held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 27,396,789 people. The surname Wyon occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Wyon reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 72 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,807,719th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 33 people.

This last name is most frequent in France, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 362,966. In France it is mostly found in: Hauts-de-France, where 63 percent reside, Occitanie, where 14 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 10 percent reside. Outside of France Wyon occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Wyon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wyon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wyon last name grew 190 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wyon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wyon last name are 36.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90% registered to vote for the political party.

Wyon earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.01% more than the national average, earning $44,880 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wayon89105/
Weyon8919/
Woyon899/
Wuyon893/
Wyone891/
Wyoon891/
Wyhon890/
Wyond890/
Waiyon80155/
Wyhoon8085/
Wheyon808/
Whayon805/
Wyosng801/
Wyonne801/
Wayhon801/
Waayon801/
Wyohan801/
Wion752,256/
Byon75401/
Wyan75256/
Weon75160/
Wyom7578/
Vyon756/
Waiyone731/
Waion67380/
Wujon67150/
Wajon67138/
Wheon6750/
Vyonh6737/
Wione6721/
Vyong6719/
Vyhon6711/
Wyane6711/
Whion6710/
Wijon6710/
Wionn679/
Wyamn677/
Wejon676/
Byhon675/
Wehon674/
Wojon673/
Whyan672/
Vyone672/
Wihon671/
Weone671/
Weond671/
Wionh671/
Whyom671/
Weion671/
Vuyon671/
Wyasn670/
Wyann670/
Wiond670/
Weaon670/
Wiont670/
Wyhan670/

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