Wait Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Discover how your Wait ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.

Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cambridgeshire 5
Cheshire 2
Cumberland 2
Derbyshire 11
Devon 2
Dorset 1
Durham 46
Essex 8
Glamorgan 4
Gloucestershire 204
Hampshire 3
Herefordshire 1
Hunts and Rutland 6
Kent 9
Lancashire 62
Leicestershire 30
Lincolnshire 56
London 127
Middlesex 11
Monmouthshire 24
Northumberland 60
Northamptonshire 81
Nottinghamshire 30
Oxfordshire 34
Pembrokeshire 1
Somerset 63
Surrey 7
Sussex 37
Staffordshire 29
Warwickshire 8
Wiltshire 209
Worcestershire 2
Yorkshire 61
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Brecknockshire 0
Berkshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Cornwall 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Norfolk 0
Radnorshire 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Westmorland 0

Wait Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wait family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 88
Female Servant 42
Independent 29
Labourer 26
Male Servant 17
Farmer 16
Carpenter 10
Sawyer 9
Weaver 9
Pupil 7
Dress Maker 5
Blacksmith 5
Clerk 5
Agricultural Labourer's Son 5
Ag Labourer 3
Laundress 3
Mason 3
Tobacconist 3
Pauper 3
Baker 3
Porter 3
Grocer 3
Brick Maker 3
Shop Keeper 3
Servant 2

Most Frequent Forenames for Wait

Name Census Frequency
William Wait 803
Mary Wait 702
John Wait 628
Elizabeth Wait 467
James Wait 378
George Wait 371
Sarah Wait 360
Ann Wait 325
Thomas Wait 301
Henry Wait 234
Jane Wait 219
Charles Wait 209
Joseph Wait 177
Eliza Wait 154
Robert Wait 150
Annie Wait 133
Emma Wait 133
Richard Wait 131
Ellen Wait 129
Alice Wait 125
Hannah Wait 122
Edward Wait 116
Albert Wait 104
Margaret Wait 96
Louisa Wait 93

Wait Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Waite 80% 43,106
2 Wait 100% 10,495
3 Weight 50% 7,055
4 Waight 67% 5,781
5 Wayte 60% 2,116
6 Whaite 67% 1,179
7 Waitt 80% 1,049
8 Wate 50% 1,014
9 Weate 40% 908
10 Wite 50% 818
11 Weet 50% 643
12 Whait 80% 641
13 Whate 40% 519
14 Weat 50% 469
15 Watte 60% 237
16 Wayt 75% 172
17 Weait 80% 168
18 Woot 50% 101

Did you know?

The surname Wait is the 2nd most popular variant of Waite.

Search for the Wait family