Vellacot Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Vellacot Surname Definition:

From vellan-coit, the mill by the wood.

Vellacot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770

Vellacot Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From vellan-coit, the mill by the wood.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Vellacot Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vellacot occurs in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Vellacot.

How Common Is The Last Name Vellacot? popularity and diffusion

Vellacot is the 7,117,718th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Vellacot occurs mostly in Oceania, where 57 percent of Vellacot live; 57 percent live in Australasia and 57 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

Vellacot is most common in Australia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 6,748,925. In Australia Vellacot is mostly concentrated in: Queensland, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Australia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 14 percent are found and Cyprus, where 14 percent are found.

Vellacot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Vellacot has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Vellacot last name decreased 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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