Counsellor Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Counsellor Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title, 'the councillor.' Middle English counciller, a legal or official adviser. Oddly enough, this surname is now scarcely known in England. It has found a home, however, across the seas.

Roger Kynciller, Close Rolls 9 Edward I.

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Counsellor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:583,93839,464

Counsellor (90) may also be a first name.

Counsellor Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title, 'the councillor.' Middle English counciller, a legal or official adviser. Oddly enough, this surname is now scarcely known in England. It has found a home, however, across the seas.

Roger Kynciller, Close Rolls 9 Edward I.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Counsellor Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Counsellor Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Counsellor is more frequently found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Counsellor? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,213,395th most common surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Counsellor reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,005,046th most widespread forename throughout the world. It is borne by 90 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 551,067. In Liberia Counsellor is primarily concentrated in: Grand Bassa County, where 88 percent reside and Montserrado County, where 13 percent reside. Other than Liberia this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 43 percent reside.

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