Waken Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Discover how your Waken 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

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 14
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 1
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 1
Middlesex 3
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 6
Somerset 0
Surrey 1
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 4
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Waken Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Waken family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 5
Mariner 2
Agricultural Labourer 2
Farm Servant 1
House Servant 1
Lodge Keeper 1
Mariner's Widow 1
Student 1
Shopwoman 1
Corn Dealer 1
Shopman 1
Farmer's Wife 1
Labourer 1
Shop Keeper 1
Navy 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Waken

Name Census Frequency
William Waken 20
John Waken 19
Mary Waken 10
Thomas Waken 9
Charles Waken 8
Elizabeth Waken 8
George Waken 7
James Waken 7
Sarah Waken 7
Jane Waken 5
Martha Waken 5
Annie Waken 4
Emily Waken 4
Florence Waken 4
Caroline Waken 3
Charlotte Waken 3
Emma Waken 3
Henry Waken 3
Joseph Waken 3
Margaret Waken 3
Albert Waken 2
Alice Waken 2
Arthur Waken 2
Dorothy Waken 2
Edward Waken 2

Waken Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wakon 80% 474
2 Wakin 80% 229
3 Waken 100% 216

Did you know?

The surname Waken is the 3rd most popular variant of Wakon.

Search for the Waken family