Wrist Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wrist Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wrist family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 6
Baker 1
Baker Unemployed 1
Green Grocer 1
Journeyman Baker 1
Railway Porter 1
Book Keeper 1
Clerk 1
Graving Dock Master 1
Unemployed Bootmaker 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Formerly Agriultural Labourer 1
Mangler 1
Box Maker 1
Cabinet Maker Assistant 1
Dress Maker 1
Grocer And Coal Merchant And Brick Maker Master Employing 20 Men And 4 Boys 1

Wrist Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Rist 80% 1,812
2 Riste 60% 473
3 Wrist 100% 278
4 Wrest 80% 225

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The surname Wrist is the 3rd most popular variant of Rist.

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