as a Last Name
- 2,806
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Wagstaff
Meaning & Origins
English (chiefly Midlands and Yorkshire): 1. occupational nickname for an official who carried a staff of office, from Middle English wag(gen) ‘to brandish or shake’ + staff ‘staff’, ‘rod’. 2. obscene nickname for a medieval ‘flasher’, one who brandished his ‘staff’ publicly.
| 9,891st in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Wagster, Wagschal, Wagstrom, Wagstaffe, Wagshul, Wagshal, Wagstaf, Wagstaffhansen, Wogstap, Wagshall
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 2,806
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Utah
- has the most people named Wagstaff per capita
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