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
School 1,215
Farm Labourer 120
Private Means 96
General Labourer 94
General Servant (domestic) 77
Dressmaker 75
Farmer 75
Labourer 62
Domestic Servant 53
None 49
House Painter 45
Clerk 43
Coal Miner Hewer 43
Shop Assistant 42
Dress Maker 39
Scholar 39
At School 38
At Home 34
Laundress 31
Assisting In Business 30
House Keeper 29
Carpenter 29
Gardener (domestic) 29
Butcher 28
Assisting In The Business 28

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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