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

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

Wane is a variation of Wainer. One who drove a wagon or cart, a carter.

Family name is the variant of Wayne. Dweller at the sing of the wagon.

Lastname Wane is the form of the Wein. One who made and sold wine.

The is form of Wainman. The driver of a wain or wagon.

Form of 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 Wane?

Wane is common in Senegal, Mozambique, Mauritania, Mali, Papua New Guinea, DR Congo, France, Solomon Islands, England, United States, Thailand, India, Cameroon, Morocco, Malawi, Indonesia, Nigeria.

Wane is ranked 19181 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Wanes grew by 12.69 per cent to 302 since 2000 and ranked 65593 after elevating 2976 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 49.01 31.34
White 40.4 54.48
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 7.28 10.07
Hispanic or Latino 1.99 0
Wane is quite popular family name mostly used in Senegal however Mauritania is ahead in terms of density. Around 28687 people have been found who wears Wane as their family name. Wane is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Wane:
149 Senegal10,481
Countries with thousands of Wane:
1,220 Mozambique4,944
146 Mauritania3,848
376 Mali2,840
382 Papua New Guinea1,351
7,445 DR Congo1,177
Countries with hundreds of Wane:
12,990 France736
49 Solomon Islands502
12,677 England439
72,829 United States369
37,875 Thailand314
104,250 India204
12,495 Cameroon195
34,956 Morocco170
12,664 Malawi157
76,344 Indonesia126
59,722 Nigeria111
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
856 French Polynesia74
58,838 South Africa59
35,949 Australia58
14,306 Ivory Coast54
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
11,128 Niger48
8,706 Portugal47
6,794 Burkina Faso38
10,433 Haiti31
86,017 Canada31
35,971 Pakistan30
153,425 Philippines27
45,013 Belgium26
8,044 Taiwan20
2,071 Rwanda16
26,435 New Zealand14
78,311 Netherlands11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
11,250 Congo10
3,802 Hong Kong9
11,581 Ghana9
2,378 Gabon9
134,908 Malaysia8
10,125 China7
486,533 Brazil6
340,600 Germany6
51,993 United Arab Emirates6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Patrick Wane was 30 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on June 29, 1849. He lived in Ireland where he worked as servant and took Gertrude from Liverpool. Maid Ann Wane, Jno. Wane, aged 20, 24 years old John Wane, are other Wane that migrated to US.

From Germany

Philipp Wane worked as farmer and hailed from Hessen. 28 years old embarked for New York from Bremen on Arnold Boninger and arrived on July 27, 1852. 24 years old August Wane, 26 years old George Wane, are other Wane that migrated to US.

Wane Namesakes

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