Wanless (surname) explained

Wanless is a surname of Scottish and Northeast English origin, derived from the Middle English and Older Scots word "wanles" meaning "luckless", "hopeless", "despairing".^[1]

Notable people with this surname include:

• Betty Wanless (1928–1995), American baseball player
• Derek Wanless (1947–2012), English banker
• Elizabeth Wanless (born 1981), American shot putter
• Ian Wanless (born 1969), Australian mathematician
• Neville Wanless (1931–2020), English broadcaster
• Paul Wanless (born 1973), English footballer
• Peter Wanless (born 1964), English civil servant
• Robert Wanless O'Gowan (1864–1947), British army officer
• Sarah Wanless, English ornithologist
• William James Wanless (1865–1933), Canadian medical missionary to India

Notes and References

1. Book: Parkin . Harry . Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain . 19 August 2021 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-886825-5 . 10 June 2024 . Wanless.