Wyatt Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Wyatt Name Meaning: From a medieval personal name Wiot, Wyot & Gyot & derived from Old English 'wig' meaning war & 'heard' meaning hardy, brave, strong.

First found in Sussex after the introduction of Norman forms of the personal name William

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wyatt Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wyatt family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,830
Agricultural Labourer 214
Labourer 91
Dress Maker 89
General Labourer 88
Domestic Servant 87
General Servant 72
Farm Labourer 63
Laundress 61
Annuitant 57
Carpenter 56
Coal Miner 39
Charwoman 28
Cotton Weaver 27
No Occupation 26
Tailor 25
Clerk 23
House Keeper 23
Tailoress 23
General Servant Domestic 22
Butcher 21
Stone Mason 21
Mason 21
Carman 20
Housemaid 19

Wyatt Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wyatt 100% 64,722
2 Wyett 80% 1,443
3 Wyat 80% 325
4 Wiatt 80% 298
5 Wyott 80% 121
6 Wayatt 83% 118

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

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