Wagstaff

== English == === Alternative forms === Wagstaffe Wagster === Etymology === From Middle English waggen (“to move up and down”) + staff (“staff, rod”), an occupational surname for an official who carried a staff. === Proper noun === Wagstaff (countable and uncountable, plural Wagstaffs) A surname from Middle English. An unincorporated community in Miami County, Kansas, United States. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Wagstaff is the 10553rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3037 individuals. Wagstaff is most common among White (82.05%) and Black/African American (14.26%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wagstaff”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.