Wayer Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 6
Cambridgeshire 2
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 2
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 4
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 3
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 1
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 1
Yorkshire 2

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 1
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Wayer Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wayer family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 3
Shoe Maker 2
Locomotive Engine Driver 1
Confectioner Assistant 1
Tonacco Nist Assistant 1
Mason's Labourer 1
Gardener 1
Green Grocer 1
Corporal 8 Hassors 1
At Home 1
Wesleyan Actrees 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Wayer

Name Census Frequency
Mary Wayer 11
William Wayer 8
Charles Wayer 7
John Wayer 6
James Wayer 5
Elizabeth Wayer 4
Albert Wayer 3
Alice Wayer 3
Ellen Wayer 3
George Wayer 3
Jane Wayer 3
Jasper Wayer 3
Ann Wayer 2
Catherine Wayer 2
Edward Wayer 2
Frank Wayer 2
Hannah Wayer 2
Henry Wayer 2
Herbert Wayer 2
Joseph Wayer 2
Leonard Wayer 2
Louisa Wayer 2
Olive Wayer 2
Phillip Wayer 2
Samuel Wayer 2

Wayer Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wyer 80% 4,967
2 Wyre 40% 580
3 Weyer 80% 278
4 Wayre 60% 232
5 Wayer 100% 134

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The surname Wayer is the 5th most popular variant of Wyer.

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