Wyatt is a patronymic surname and a male given name derived from the Norman surname Guyot, which is derived from the Proto-Germanic word "widu," which means "wood." The name was brought to England by some of the early settlers from France. The 2010 United States Census reported that there were 2,917 WYATTS in the United States. This makes Wyatt's last name the 997th most common surname in the country. In terms of ethnicity, according to the US Census Bureau, 99.7% of Wyatts are White alone or in combination with other categories. Around 0.3% of Wyatts are Black or African American. Wyatt is primarily found in Wyoming but is also widely distributed across other states including Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and West Virginia. Around 1 in 50 Americans has the last name Wyatt.