Wayne Family History

Wayne Surname Meaning

English: metonymic occupational name for someone who drove a wagon or who built wagons from Middle English wain ‘wagon’ (Old English wægen). Compare Wainer and Wainwright.

English (North Yorkshire): occasionally a variant of Walwyn or Wawne, a habitational name from Wawne in the East Yorkshire. The placename may derive from Old English wagen ‘quagmire’.

Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 黃, see Huang.

Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 榮, see Rong.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Fayne, Sayne, Warne, Jayne, Wagner, Haynes, Watne, Wanner, Waage, Pane

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27K	Military Records
5K	Immigration Records
74K	Census and Voter Lists
122K	Member Trees

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Where is the Wayne family from?

You can see how Wayne families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Wayne family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Wayne families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 48 Wayne families living in Derbyshire. This was about 16% of all the recorded Wayne's in United Kingdom. Derbyshire had the highest population of Wayne families in 1891.

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What did your Wayne ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Colliery hewer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Wayne. 11% of Wayne men worked as a Colliery hewer and 76% of Wayne women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Wayne were Dairy farmer and Housewife.

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Colliery hewer

11%

Solicitor

11%

Colliery hewer below

11%

Dairy farmer

11%

Unpaid domestic duties

76%

Unpaid domestic

Private means

Housewife

What Wayne family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 74K census records available for the last name Wayne. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Wayne census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 5K immigration records available for the last name Wayne. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 27K military records available for the last name Wayne. For the veterans among your Wayne ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Wayne lifespan?

Between 1946 and 2004, in the United States, Wayne life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1957, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Wayne in 1946 was 34, and 78 in 2004.

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Wayne Surname Meaning

English: metonymic occupational name for someone who drove a wagon or who built wagons from Middle English wain ‘wagon’ (Old English wægen). Compare Wainer and Wainwright.

English (North Yorkshire): occasionally a variant of Walwyn or Wawne, a habitational name from Wawne in the East Yorkshire. The placename may derive from Old English wagen ‘quagmire’.

Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 黃, see Huang.

Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 榮, see Rong.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Wayne family from?

What did your Wayne ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Colliery hewer

11%

Solicitor

11%

Colliery hewer below

11%

Dairy farmer

11%

Unpaid domestic duties

76%

Unpaid domestic

Private means

Housewife

What Wayne family records will you find?

What is the average Wayne lifespan?

Between 1946 and 2004, in the United States, Wayne life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1957, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Wayne in 1946 was 34, and 78 in 2004.

Wayne Family History

Wayne Surname Meaning

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Wayne Surname Meaning

318,000 record(s) for Wayne

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Where is the Wayne family from?

What did your Wayne ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Wayne family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Wayne lifespan?

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