Wayne.
A surname originating as an occupation.
Meaning & usage
A surname originating as an occupation.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A number of places in the United States, including: A town in Kennebec County, Maine, named after Anthony Wayne.
A number of places in the United States, including: A city, the county seat of Wayne County, Nebraska.
A number of places in the United States, including: A township in Passaic County, New Jersey.
A number of places in the United States, including: A town, the county seat of Wayne County, West Virginia.
A number of places in the United States, including: A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Wayne Township.
Where this word comes from
An occupational surname for a cartwright, Old English wægen (“wagon”). Cf. wain.
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