Wyche is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Wyche
No. of characters: 5
Origin: England
Meaning:

A salt spring-whence the termination of Northwich, Droitwich, Nantwich, etc. The medieval form is De la Wyche, the surname of a canonized bishop of Chichester.

Surname is a variant form of the Wych. A salt spring-whence the termination of Northwich, Droitwich, Nantwich, etc. The medieval form is De la Wyche, the surname of a canonized bishop of Chichester.

Lastname is the variation of the Wager. Wageoure is used by the Scottish poet Barbour, for a mercenary soldier -one who fights for a 'wage' or hire. Hence also Wageman.

Dweller by the wych-elm tree; dweller at, or near, a salt spring.

Wyche is a variation of Wich. Dweller by the wych-elm tree; dweller at, or near, a salt spring.

A variant form of Wich. See Wyche - A salt spring-whence the termination of Northwich, Droitwich, Nantwich, etc. The medieval form is De la Wyche, the surname of a canonized bishop of Chichester.

How popular is Wyche?

Wyche is common in United States, England, Australia.

Wyche is ranked 74934 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Wyche bearers increased by 6.08 per cent in 2010 US census to 4573 since 2000, the surname slipped by 138 spots and ranked at 7287. The last name was found in around 2 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 73.89 74.72
White 18.63 20.97
Others 3.7 2.09
Hispanic or Latino 3.08 1.55
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.42 0.49
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.28 0.19
Wyche is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in United States which signifies that it is originated from United States. Around 6558 people have been found who wears Wyche as their family name. Wyche is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Wyche:
6,890 United States6,234
Countries with hundreds of Wyche:
27,229 England142
23,895 Australia103
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
86,017 Canada31
109,033 South Africa19

Wyche Namesakes

  • Cyril Wyche, English lawyer and politician
  • Sam Wyche, former American football player and current coach at Pickens High School
  • James Wyche, former American football defensive end

Wyche Namesakes

  • Cyril Wyche, English lawyer and politician
  • Sam Wyche, former American football player and current coach at Pickens High School
  • James Wyche, former American football defensive end

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