# Wyatt (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/wyatt/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 52,211 |
| US rank (2010) | 653 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 5,913 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.6% (50,874 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈwaɪ.ət/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Whyatt |

## Etymology

Ultimately from the Old English personal name Wigheard, from wīg (“war”) + heard (“hard, brave”), later also used as a Middle English diminutive of the names Guy and William.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Wyatt in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 76% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Wyatt in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Australia.

## People named Wyatt

- Jane Wyatt, American actress (1910–2006)
- Kimberly Wyatt, American dancer and choreographer
- Ron Wyatt, American amateur archaeologist (1933–1999)
- Paul Wyatt, American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist (1907-1970)
- Matthew Digby Wyatt, British architect and art historian (1820–1877)
- Addie L. Wyatt, American labor leader (1924–2012)
- Wendell Wyatt, American politician (1917–2009)
- Bill Wyatt, Australian basketball player

## Similar surnames

Watt, White, Wood, Wade, Witt, Waite, Woody, Whitt, Wheat, Witte, Weed, Whyte.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.