Waight Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Waight Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Waight family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 121
General Labourer 15
Domestic Servant 14
Labourer 12
Laundress 9
Living On Her Own Means 9
Agricultural Labourer 8
Dress Maker 8
Painter 7
House Keeper 6
Cotton Weaver 5
General Servant 5
Blacksmith 5
Coal Miner 5
Farm Labourer 5
Gardener 5
General Servant Domestic 5
Dressmaker 4
General Domestic Servant 4
Domestic General Servant 4
Carpenter 4
Living On Own Means 4
Farmer 3
Assistant 3
Carter 3

Waight Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Waite 50% 43,106
2 Wait 67% 10,495
3 Weight 83% 7,055
4 Wight 83% 6,222
5 Waight 100% 5,781
6 Wayte 33% 2,116
7 Whaite 33% 1,179
8 Waitt 67% 1,049
9 Wate 33% 1,014
10 Whait 50% 641
11 Whate 17% 519
12 Watte 33% 237
13 Wayt 50% 172

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The surname Waight is the 5th most popular variant of Waite.

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