Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
WAGSTAFF
There are approximately 7,189 people named Wagstaff in the UK. That makes it the 1,496th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 114 are named Wagstaff.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
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The Wagstaff surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
WAGSTAFF. Applied to one who could brandish or iraff a staff with effect. It belongs to the same class as Shakeshaft, Longstaffe, Shakspeare, &c., and is the most common of that class. It is curious to observe, among the archives of Stratfordupon-Avon, record of proceedings between Richard Wagstajf and John ShaJtcspere — the latter being the poet's father. See Halliwell's Life of Shakspeare, p. 41. H.R. Waggestatf, Wagestaf.