Wight is used as a family name or surname in Australia. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Wight
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Australia
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Wight

How popular is Wight?

Wight is common in Australia.

Wight is ranked 36554 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Wight bearers increased by 0.8638421 per cent in 2010 US census to 4904 since 2000, the surname slipped by 421 spots and ranked at 6863. The last name was found in around 17 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.74 92.47
Black 2.41 2.8
Others 2.26 2.18
Hispanic or Latino 1.81 1.19
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.37 0.93
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.41 0.43
Wight is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Cayman Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 13509 people have been found who wears Wight as their family name. Wight is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
486,351 Russia10
13,220 Thailand6
101,066 Zimbabwe5
381,097 Ukraine4
122,390 Belarus4
1,219,338 India3
661,536 Indonesia3
32,086 Mexico3
3,340 Jamaica3
90,215 Germany3
18,625 Japan2
20,595 China2
50,640 Switzerland2
9,185 Hong Kong2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
18,035 Egypt2
4,104 South Korea2
139,444 Brazil2
26,123 Malaysia2
14,521 Portugal2
1,834 Malta2
4,249 Cambodia1
90,903 Moldova1
24,771 Colombia1
31,584 Peru1
37,493 Austria1
2,190 Barbados1
2,374 Bermuda1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
1,970 Grenada1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
11,510 Oman1
24,176 Qatar1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
2,057 Isle of Man1
153,416 Italy1
5,553 Taiwan1
277,603 France1
356 Eritrea1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
15,162 Costa Rica1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
6,376 Singapore47
144 Cayman Islands44
1,056 The Bahamas21
14,048 Ireland16
91,381 Spain12
5,704 Guyana11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
28,801 Netherlands84
5,257 Wales68
Countries with hundreds of Wight:
1,102 Scotland715
10,268 South Africa621
4,358 New Zealand175
1,430 Trinidad and Tobago128
Countries with thousands of Wight:
5,895 United States6,628
2,445 Canada2,027
4,639 England1,592
2,517 Australia1,233
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Amy Wight was 4 years old when she migrated to USA during Irish famine on May 31, 1849. She lived in Ireland where she worked as child and took Fidelia from Liverpool. New Wight, aged 22, Ellen Wight (16) Immigrant, Judy Wight, aged 19, Sarah Wight, aged 20, are others that migrated to US.

Wight Namesakes

  • Robert Wight, Botanist
  • Stephen Wight, Actor
  • Marcus Wight, Cricket Player
  • Peter Wight, Actor
  • Thomas Wight, Author
  • Natasha Wightman, Actress
  • David Wight, Cricket Player
  • Christopher Wight, Cricket Player
  • Michael Wight, Cricketer
  • Philip Wight, Cricket Player

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