Guilliams Surname

165,194th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,623 people bear this surname

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

Guilliams Surname Definition:

(English) Descendant of Guilliam (resolution, helmet), the name of William as influenced by the French Guillaume.

Guilliams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1501:168,58617,074
Belgium4171:27,5704,398
France361:1,845,076161,051
Guyana91:84,6916,279
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2091:240,28120,076

Guilliams Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Descendant of Guilliam (resolution, helmet), the name of William as influenced by the French Guillaume.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Guilliams Last Name Facts

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

Guilliams is most common in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Guilliams click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guilliams? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 165,194th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,778,325 people. The surname Guilliams is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Guilliams reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 2,150 people, or 1 in 168,586. In The United States it is most common in: Virginia, where 22 percent are found, Ohio, where 11 percent are found and Missouri, where 11 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 16 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.

Guilliams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Guilliams has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Guilliams last name increased 1,029 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Guilliams Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Guilliams last name are 31.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.83% being registered with the party.

Guilliams earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.35% less than the national average, earning $37,818 USD per year.

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