as a Last Name
- 64,141
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Wise
Meaning & Origins
English: nickname for a wise or learned person, or in some cases a nickname for someone suspected of being acquainted with the occult arts, from Middle English wise ‘wise’ (Old English wīs). This name has also absorbed Dutch Wijs, a nickname meaning ‘wise’, and possibly cognates in other languages.
| 431st in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 64,141
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- South Carolina
- has the most people named Wise per capita
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