Wishart

• (surname): Whisker

Scottish surname derived from Anglo-Norman Wischard, from the Old French personal name Guiscard. Compare Modern French Guiscard.

Wishart (countable and uncountable, plural Wisharts)

1. A surname from Anglo-Norman.
2. A place name:
   1. An unincorporated community in Polk County, Missouri, United States.
   2. An unincorporated community in Accomack County, Virginia, United States.
   3. A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Emerald No. 277, Saskatchewan, Canada.
   4. A suburb of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, indirectly named after John Wishart.
   5. A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, named after the Wishart early settler family.

• Wishart distribution

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Wishart is the 15238^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1930 individuals. Wishart is most common among White (90.78%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wishart”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

• Swihart, trishaw, wartish, wraiths