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Wise


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Origin Of The Surname Wise

Meaning Of The Surname Wise

The Wise One

Interesting Facts About Wise

Wise would have originally been used as a nickname. Nicknames were easy ways to distinguish people and therefore many of them became hereditary surnames. The surname Wise comes from the old English ‘wis’ which meant knowledgeable. This surname would have been given to a person who was respected for their superior knowledge.

Wise Statistics

Wise is the number 1157 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 9,048 share the surname Wise in the UK.

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