Gwillim Surname

397,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 887 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Gwillim Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of William,'a Welsh form; compare Gwatkin.

John ap-Gwilym, Chancellor of St. David's, 1351: History and Ant. St. David's.

Gwilliam ap Griffith, 1450: East Cheshire.

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Gwillim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2831:196,88417,288
United States2761:1,313,25791,843
Wales1531:20,2262,148
Australia601:449,92835,109
New Zealand461:98,44213,260
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
France21:33,211,361423,184
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales1591:9,864600
England1581:154,27413,512
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Gwillim Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of William,'a Welsh form; compare Gwatkin.

John ap-Gwilym, Chancellor of St. David's, 1351: History and Ant. St. David's.

Gwilliam ap Griffith, 1450: East Cheshire.

1609. Baptised — Bridgitt, d. Richard Guillame: St. James, Clerkenwell.

Married — Richard Guilvams and Ruth Odell, St. Michael, Comhfll.

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

Welsh forms of William, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Gwillim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gwillim is most common in England. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwillim? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gwillim is the 397,164th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,215,948 people. The surname Gwillim is primarily found in Europe, where 52 percent of Gwillim are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 283 people, or 1 in 196,884. In England Gwillim is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 13 percent live, Herefordshire, where 11 percent live and Kent, where 11 percent live. Other than England it is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent live and Wales, where 17 percent live.

Gwillim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gwillim has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Gwillim last name grew 179 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 642 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 4 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gwillim Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gwillim surname are 18.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.28% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gwillim earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.39% more than the national average, earning R 374,028 per year; in United States they earn 12.84% more than the national average, earning $48,688 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.32% less than the national average, earning $45,549 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gwilim921/
Gwillym86213/
Guillim8611/
Gwillin867/
Gwillem861/
Gwyllim860/
Gwilling800/
Gwylim778/
Ngwlim771/
Guillin716,631/
Guillem715,610/
Guellim7124/
Gwellem7121/
Gwillyn715/
Guillém712/
Quillim712/
Gwillen711/
Qwillym711/
Qwillin711/
Gwyllym711/
Gwlling711/
Gwellin710/
Cwilling672/
Guillemn672/
Gwillyon670/

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