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There are approximately 933 people named Want in the UK. That makes it the 7,504th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 15 are named Want.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Nickname

Related and similar surnames

Wanta
Wance
Wan
Wand
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Wann
Wanat
Wain
Wahn
Waint
Wante
Wandt
Wainte
Wannt
Wanth
Wantes
Waintz
Wantea
Wantee
Wantay
Wantey
Wantah
Wannty
Wanted
Waintey
Wanteh
Wainght
Waintr
Wanteds

The Want surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

WANT. A provincialism for the mole. Perhaps originally applied to a person of undermining disposition.

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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