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 1,451
Agricultural Labourer 164
General Labourer 152
Labourer 77
Domestic Servant 76
Dress Maker 74
Living On Own Means 74
Farmer 71
Living On Her Own Means 69
Coal Miner 62
Farm Labourer 55
Gardener 54
Laundress 54
Carpenter 49
General Servant 49
General Servant Domestic 47
Tailor 32
House Keeper 32
Clerk 30
Butcher 27
Carman 27
Grocer 26
General Domestic Servant 25
Dressmaker 25
Cook Domestic Servant 24

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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