Surname Wagstaff (Wagstaff 
) , around the globe, is quite a common cognomen. The cognomen Wagstaff is habitual in Northern Europe, particularly Jersey, where it is quite a common surname, Isle of Man, and the United Kingdom, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia.
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| Wagstaff | Australia, United Kingdom, Canada, United States, New Zealand |
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alfred wagstaff American politician, US (b. 1844) |
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| charles edward wagstaff British engraver, GB (b. 1808) |
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david wagstaff American broker and sportsman, US (b. 1882) |
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harold wagstaff English rugby league footballer (1891-1939), GB (b. 1891) |
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joseph wagstaff American musician (1903-2001), US (b. 1903) |
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alfred wagstaff iv (1908-1982), US (b. 1908) |
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| ernest edward wagstaff (1870-1965) petroleum executive (b. 1870) |
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| henry mcgilbert wagstaff American historian and professor, US (b. 1876) |
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| cyril wagstaff British Army general, GB (b. 1878) |
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| william wheatley wagstaff English sculptor, GB (b. 1880) |
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| alfred wagstaff iii American socialite, US (b. 1881) |
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| samuel wagstaff American lawyer, US (b. 1885) |
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| hugh g. wagstaff English engineer and wildlife photographer (born 1889), GB (b. 1889) |
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| hester wagstaff English artist (b. 1892) |
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| barbara wagstaff British teacher and amateur photographer who photographed the 1939 Sutton Hoo excavation, GB (b. 1895) |
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