Wait Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wait Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wait family

Profession Census Frequency
School 145
Private Means 14
General Servant (domestic) 12
Scholar 10
Labourer 9
Farmer 7
None 7
Domestic Servant 7
Farm Labourer 7
Commercial Traveller 6
Carpenter 6
Cook (domestic) 6
No Occupation 6
General Labourer 5
Bricklayers Labourer 5
Coal Miner Hewer 5
House Painter 5
Nil 5
At School 5
Market Gardener 5
Plasterer 4
Baker 4
Dressmaker 4
House Keeper 4
File Cutter 4

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

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

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