Velzian Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Velzian Surname Definition:

From Velzian in Harray, Orkney. Stevyne Walzing in Harra, 1552 (REO., p. 248). John Velzian, assizeman, c. 1558-84, Andrew Awelgeing , witness in Harray, 1571, and Thomas Wailyom on assize at Ireland, Orkney, 1595 (ibid., p. 403,289, 170).

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Velzian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:2,228,72284,230
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland251:149,7296,268
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Velzian Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Velzian in Harray, Orkney. Stevyne Walzing in Harra, 1552 (REO., p. 248). John Velzian, assizeman, c. 1558-84, Andrew Awelgeing , witness in Harray, 1571, and Thomas Wailyom on assize at Ireland, Orkney, 1595 (ibid., p. 403,289, 170). Andrew Welzian on inquest, 1601, may be the Andrew Velzian recorded in Harray, 1631 (ibid., p. 174,372). Velziam and Vilyean 1610, Walzean 1601, Velzeoun and Velzeone 1579.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Velzian Last Name Facts

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

The last name Velzian occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Velzian? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,808,717th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Velzian live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 94 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 2,228,722. In England it is primarily found in: Berkshire, where 68 percent live, Suffolk, where 20 percent live and Greater London, where 8 percent live. Apart from England this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 42 percent live and Brunei, where 2 percent live.

Velzian Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Velzian has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people who held the Velzian last name decreased 20 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Belzian861/
Belziane80347/
Bellzian801/
Velcean71148/
Felsian71110/
Belsian711/
Belzyan711/
Welsian711/
Belcijan6791/
Fldzhian672/
Felcijan671/
Vilchian671/
Viljean57397/
Beljean57300/
Vilcean5741/
Belcean5728/
Filjian572/
Welsean570/
Bilgihan53440/
Fldzhyan5328/
Blessian535/
Vilgeant532/
Belchion531/
Bildjian531/
Belchione501/
Welschion500/

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