Wigent

Wigent Meaning & Origin

About Wigent
The surname Wigent is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Wigant," which means "warrior" or "fighter." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Wigant. Over time, the name evolved into Wigent and became a hereditary surname. Today, individuals with the surname Wigent can trace their ancestry back to those early English warriors.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Wigent is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Wigent: 344
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 58,876
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.12

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Wigent based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
AJNT
🗽 NYSIIS
WA
🔊 Soundex
W02053
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W IH1 G AH0 N T
🌐 IPA
/wigent*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('AJNT', 'FKNT')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W253

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Wigent in Braille

Here's how to represent Wigent in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Wigent in braille

How to sign the name Wigent using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Wigent using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Wigent in sign language

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