Wise Name Meaning: A nickname for a 'wise' or 'erudite' person,in another case it was someone suspected of being related to 'supernatural practices'.
The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin.The first recorded spelling is that of 'Aedwin Wise',dated 1176.
Discover how your Wise ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 86 |
| Berkshire | 365 |
| Cambridgeshire | 12 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 29 |
| Cornwall | 28 |
| Cumberland | 65 |
| Derbyshire | 8 |
| Devon | 126 |
| Dorset | 14 |
| Durham | 82 |
| Essex | 119 |
| Gloucestershire | 126 |
| Hampshire | 155 |
| Herefordshire | 2 |
| Hertfordshire | 45 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 10 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 380 |
| Lancashire | 165 |
| Leicestershire | 40 |
| Lincolnshire | 74 |
| London | 1,118 |
| Middlesex | 202 |
| Northumberland | 30 |
| Norfolk | 34 |
| Northamptonshire | 88 |
| Nottinghamshire | 53 |
| Oxfordshire | 219 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 10 |
| Shropshire | 10 |
| Suffolk | 23 |
| Somerset | 93 |
| Surrey | 197 |
| Sussex | 153 |
| Staffordshire | 128 |
| Warwickshire | 150 |
| Westmorland | 4 |
| Wiltshire | 85 |
| Worcestershire | 53 |
| Yorkshire | 477 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 3 |
| Carmarthenshire | 4 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 37 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 30 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 827 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 102 |
| General Labourer | 81 |
| Domestic Servant | 63 |
| Dress Maker | 56 |
| Living On Own Means | 51 |
| Farmer | 39 |
| General Servant | 39 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 33 |
| Laundress | 29 |
| Farm Labourer | 28 |
| Gardener | 26 |
| Labourer | 24 |
| Carpenter | 21 |
| General Servant Domestic | 20 |
| Tailoress | 16 |
| House Keeper | 14 |
| Clerk | 14 |
| Carman | 14 |
| Shoe Maker | 13 |
| Servant Domestic | 13 |
| Dressmaker | 13 |
| Coal Miner | 13 |
| Cook Domestic Servant | 12 |
| Charwoman | 11 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Wise | 2,685 |
| Mary Wise | 2,532 |
| John Wise | 2,188 |
| Elizabeth Wise | 1,816 |
| George Wise | 1,580 |
| Sarah Wise | 1,349 |
| Thomas Wise | 1,331 |
| James Wise | 1,177 |
| Charles Wise | 1,103 |
| Henry Wise | 909 |
| Ann Wise | 908 |
| Jane Wise | 775 |
| Eliza Wise | 653 |
| Joseph Wise | 632 |
| Emma Wise | 583 |
| Frederick Wise | 576 |
| Ellen Wise | 561 |
| Annie Wise | 558 |
| Alice Wise | 553 |
| Edward Wise | 546 |
| Alfred Wise | 495 |
| Robert Wise | 472 |
| Emily Wise | 464 |
| Arthur Wise | 451 |
| Hannah Wise | 424 |