Wagner

Used in: 2 countries

Origin: German

Borrowed from German Wagner (literally “wainwright”), later conflated with wheelwright. See also the English surnames Wainwright and Wheelwright. Doublet of Wagoner. As the name of a private military company, borrowed from Russian Ва́гнер (Vágner). Reportedly the call sign of Russian GRU officer and company founder Dmitry Utkin, which was ultimately named after German composer Richard Wagner.

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Wágner Variant with diacritics
Wagnere Derived from Wagner
Wagnerova Derived from Wagner
Wagner-Ballon Derived from Wagner
Wagner-Sommer Derived from Wagner
Wagner-Werding Derived from Wagner
Wagne Root name
Abderhalden German origin
Abeln German origin
Abend German origin

Popularity by Country

Wagner

Rank #152

Frequency 154,516 people (57.28 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 93.97% Hispanic 1.6% Black 2.5% Asian/PI 0.43% Native Am. 0.49% Two+ 1%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Wagner

Rank #307

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

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