Wain is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Wain
No. of characters: 4
Origin: England
Meaning:

Dweller at the sing of the wagon.

Surname is form of Wayne. Dweller at the sing of the wagon.

Wain is the variant form of the Wainer. One who drove a wagon or cart, a carter.

Variation of Wein. One who made and sold wine.

A form of the Wainman. The driver of a wain or wagon.

A variant form of the Wenman. WainwrightAnglo-Saxon wan, wagon, and man. A wagoner. See under - (Anglo-Saxon wen.) Wain is an old, but nearly obsolete, word for wagon. In Sussex, a shed in which wagons stand is called a wain-house or 'wen-hus,' and in some parts of England a wagoner is called a wain-man, whence the surname Wenman. Nor must we forget the constellation, Charles's Wain. A Wainwright was therefore synonymous with Cartwright and Wheelwright, also English surnames, and signified builder of wagons.

How popular is Wain?

Wain is common in England, Australia, United States, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Canada, Pakistan, Cameroon, New Zealand, France.

Wain is ranked 46128 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Wains plummeted by 7.26 per cent to 805 since 2000 and slipped by 2920 spots and ranked at 29366. The last name was found in around 3 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 87.58 90.9
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 4.84 3
Others 2.98 1.38
Black 2.48 1.5
Wain is quite popular family name mostly used in England however Isle of Man is ahead in terms of density. Around 11253 people have been found who wears Wain as their family name. Wain is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Wain:
1,661 England4,974
1,634 Australia2,446
27,109 United States1,239
Countries with hundreds of Wain:
1,313 Papua New Guinea589
36,510 Indonesia303
14,186 Canada268
10,302 Pakistan265
15,452 Cameroon150
5,589 New Zealand141
82,532 France105
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
3,306 Wales94
5,625 Scotland72
53,253 South Africa70
9,834 Denmark54
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
206,021 Thailand46
125,194 Philippines45
33,828 Malaysia41
65,578 Argentina40
166,011 Brazil30
346,896 India29
7,397 Ireland28
1,021 Malta24
33,666 Sweden21
55,801 Spain21
60,840 Belgium16
792 Myanmar16
322,587 Russia15
18,211 Singapore13
223,026 Germany12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
2,153 Isle of Man8
40,289 United Arab Emirates8
146,768 Poland7
11,702 China6
55,922 Qatar6
29,369 Liberia6
52,907 Kenya6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 16 years old workman Thomas Wain who was residing in Roscommon, Ireland migrated to Rhode-Island on July 3, 1851 by Princeton put out from Liverpool. Jas. Wain (20) Immigrant, John Wain (25) Farmer, are others that migrated to US.

Wain Namesakes

  • Louis Wain, English artist best known for his drawings
  • John Wain, English poet, novelist, and critic
  • Richard William Leslie Wain, Welsh recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • David Wain, American comedian, writer, actor, and director
  • Bea Wain, American Big Band-era singer and radio personality

Wain Namesakes

  • Louis Wain, English artist best known for his drawings
  • John Wain, English poet, novelist, and critic
  • Richard William Leslie Wain, Welsh recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • David Wain, American comedian, writer, actor, and director
  • Bea Wain, American Big Band-era singer and radio personality

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