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

Family Name / Last Name: Wait
No. of characters: 4
Origin: England
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Wait

How popular is Wait?

Wait is common in England.

Wait is ranked 45308 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Waits grew by 11.19273 per cent to 3179 since 2000 and ranked 10145 after elevating 182 spots. The last name was found in around 11 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.31 94.65
Hispanic or Latino 1.95 1.75
Others 1.54 1.08
Black 1.01 1.47
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.79 0.7
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.41 0.35
Wait is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while South Africa is ahead in terms of density. Around 10618 people have been found who wears Wait as their family name. Wait is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
74,531 Czech Republic10
2,754 Namibia3
32,086 Mexico3
14,054 China3
18,718 Thailand2
4,164 Vietnam2
21,529 Singapore2
35,969 Denmark2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
1,834 Malta2
54,135 Philippines2
24,176 Qatar1
29,046 Japan1
16,640 Hong Kong1
17,236 Ghana1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
37,493 Austria1
4,249 Cambodia1
10,958 Bangladesh1
120,357 Argentina1
897,276 Russia1
53,033 Nigeria1
17,575 Kuwait1
58,885 Poland1
7,895 South Korea1
81,201 Switzerland1
53,505 Turkey1
47,891 Norway1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
2,057 Myanmar1
16,283 Lithuania1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
95,259 Italy45
24,028 United Arab Emirates38
55,100 Spain33
43,662 Belgium30
344,912 India28
242,284 Indonesia26
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
7,449 Scotland66
51,036 Tanzania61
Countries with hundreds of Wait:
3,575 Australia856
10,250 Canada385
2,662 Wales147
66,174 France147
6,297 New Zealand118
75,961 Brazil111
Countries with thousands of Wait:
9,613 United States3,812
1,858 South Africa3,543
6,279 England1,119
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workwoman Rachel Wait from Ireland aboard the Waterloo from Liverpool during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 27 years old when she arrived in USA on November 18, 1848. Charles Wait, Elizabeth Wait, James Wait (35) Workman, 48 years old Robert Wait, 30 years old J. Wait, Jno. Wait, aged 46, James Wait, aged 30, are other Wait that migrated to US.

Wait Namesakes

  • Frona Eunice Wait, Author
  • Frona Eunice Wait, Author
  • Lea Wait, Author
  • Frona Eunice Wait, Author
  • Lea Wait, Author
  • Nancie Wait, Film actress
  • Lea Wait, Author
  • John T. Wait, U.S. representative
  • Benjamin Wait, Author
  • Russell Wait, Actor
  • In 2017, Greg Wait played the role of Mark Evans in sci-fi movie Paramnesia.

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