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There are approximately 1,339 people named Wait in the UK. That makes it the 6,009th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 21 are named Wait.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English


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The Wait surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

WAIT. WAITE. In the Prompt. Parv. a watchman ; but more generall}' understood to be a minstrel, especially one who performs in the night. See Halliwell, and Jamieson. Le Wayte. H.R.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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