Willoughby Forename

372,822nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 514 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Willoughby Forename Definition:

A Teutonic name, meaning: From the estate beside the wil­lows. This name is distinguished through Sir Hugh Willoughby, Arctic explorer, who in 1551 with 62 companions manning three ships, perished in Lap­land, only one escaping to tell the tale of their suffer­ings.

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Willoughby Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
95%
 
2601:1,394,37326,160
Jamaica-551:52,4222,922
England
100%
491:1,134,75317,965
South Africa
100%
401:1,363,31646,664
New Zealand-251:181,4426,350
Canada-231:1,440,58124,592
Nigeria
63%
 
221:8,071,107102,934
Zimbabwe
100%
171:907,28333,225
United States Virgin Islands-61:18,2911,938
Australia-41:3,414,40625,298
Nicaragua
100%
21:3,009,16824,322
Philippines
100%
21:53,004,738452,678
Barbados-21:144,8942,643
Mexico-11:124,144,427140,512
Myanmar-11:51,948,2733,226
Botswana-11:2,184,44921,741
Bermuda-11:64,8262,481
Scotland
100%
11:5,350,36624,769
Wales
100%
11:3,094,30916,222
Antigua and Barbuda-11:99,3953,544

Willoughby (34,563) may also be a surname.

Willoughby Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Teutonic name, meaning: From the estate beside the wil­lows. This name is distinguished through Sir Hugh Willoughby, Arctic explorer, who in 1551 with 62 companions manning three ships, perished in Lap­land, only one escaping to tell the tale of their suffer­ings.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Willoughby Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiloughby9510/
Willoghby954/
Willougby952/
Willoughbyh951/
Willoughbyo951/
Willouhgby903/
Willougbhy901/
Willaughby901/
Welloughby901/
Welloughbie761/
Blougbe591/
Blogbe501/

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