Wight Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wight Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wight family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 70
Agricultural Labourer 21
House Servant 12
Labourer 10
Dress Maker 8
Servant 7
Pauper 5
House Keeper 5
Scholar At Home 5
Tailor 5
Child At Home 4
Shoe Maker 3
At Home 3
Silk Winder 3
Farm Labourer 3
Carpenter 3
Employed On The Farm 3
Engineer 2
Grocer & Miller 2
Hand Loom Weaver Silk 2
At School 2
Baker Maker Employee 3 Men 2
Dressmaker 2
General Servant 2
Blacksmith 2

Wight Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 White 20% 654,575
2 Weight 83% 7,055
3 Wight 100% 6,222
4 Waight 83% 5,781
5 Whyte 20% 4,955
6 Whitte 33% 410
7 White House 27% 104

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The surname Wight is the 3rd most popular variant of White.

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