Wyse Family Crest & Name History

Wyse is a branch of the Wise name tree. Its meaning, shared with Wise, is “Wise, learned”. Wyse writes “y” in place of the “i” found in Wise, a typical scribal difference. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Related forms: Wiseman.

The 2010 census count for Wyse in the United States was 2,454, good for rank 12,613. That puts it inside the top 25,000 US surnames.

There is no single Wyse family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Get the complete Wyse report, with a museum-style coat of arms.