Wyat Family Crest & Name History

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Wyat is usually a form of Wyatt. Taken at its root, Wyat points to “Little Guy”.

Arms associated with the name

Arms linked to Wyatt and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Spelling and variants

Wyat drops the “t” of Wyatt, a simplification that clerks often made. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Other spellings include Wyott and Wiatt.

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