Went Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Went Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Went family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 99
Agricultural Labourer 17
Domestic Servant 10
General Labourer 10
Sawyer 7
Labourer 5
Lodging House Keeper 5
Farm Labourer 5
Farmers Son 5
Dress Maker 4
Gardener 4
General Servant 4
Nil 4
Baker 4
Seamstress 4
Tailoress 4
Farm Servant Indoor 4
Clerk 3
General Servant Domestic 3
Servant Domestic 3
Carpenter & Joiner 3
Carpenter 3
Fisherman 2
Grocer Porter 2
Housemaid Domestic Servant 2

Went Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Went 100% 5,002
2 Want 75% 4,940
3 Wint 75% 1,207
4 Whent 80% 785
5 Wendt 80% 307
6 Wont 75% 178
7 Winte 60% 101

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The surname Went is the most popular version of all its varients

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