Walcott Surname

40,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,040 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Walcott Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Walcott': (1) a parish, Lincolnshire; (2) a hamlet in the parish of Misterton, Leicestershire; (3) a chapelry in the parish of Billinghay, Lincolnshire; (4) a parish in Norfolk, a parish in Somerset, a hamlet in the parish of Holy Cross, Worcestershire.

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Walcott Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,9091:61,3407,185
Barbados1,3431:21444
Jamaica1,2681:2,263361
Trinidad and Tobago9941:1,372201
England8071:69,0437,973
Guyana5931:1,285209
Canada5101:72,2468,213
Australia3141:85,9749,937
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Nigeria2511:705,74832,514
Panama1291:30,3281,771
Grenada1021:1,064200
United States Virgin Islands751:1,472241
Saint Lucia721:2,483389
Bahamas491:7,995667
Liberia461:95,8387,727
Suriname451:12,2803,102
Costa Rica311:154,1962,192
Venezuela291:1,041,52015,561
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines211:5,365624
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Antigua and Barbuda181:5,510685
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Wales91:343,83718,086
Belize71:50,7822,565
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
France51:13,284,544357,392
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
China31:455,773,85521,925
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Montserrat11:4,947471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
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Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England531:459,91326,089
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9911:50,6755,745

Walcott (213) may also be a first name.

Walcott Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Walcott': (1) a parish, Lincolnshire; (2) a hamlet in the parish of Misterton, Leicestershire; (3) a chapelry in the parish of Billinghay, Lincolnshire; (4) a parish in Norfolk, a parish in Somerset, a hamlet in the parish of Holy Cross, Worcestershire.

Savaric de Walecote, Oxfordshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Symon de Walcote, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Roger de Walecote, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas de Walecote, Norfolk, ibid.

Nicholas de Walcote, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Emma de Walcote, Lincolnshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Walter de Walecot, Norfolk, ibid.

1625. Buried — Francis Walcott: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1630. — Mary Peplow, servant to Richard Walcott: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).

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

(English)Bel. toWalcot(t (common); or Dweller at the Wall-Cottage (i.e. a cottage enclosed by a wall) [Old English w(e)all + cot] The Linc. Walcots were Walcote in the 13th cent.: that near Alkborough is referred to in a spurious charter (‘Cart. Sax.’ no. 22) as ‘Walcote super Humbram.’ Walcott, Norf., was Walecot in the 13th cent. Walcot, worc., was Walecot in the 12th cent. The Warw. Walcot was Walecote in Domesday-Bk.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Walcot (cottage of the serfs), the name of various places in England.

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

There are parishes, &c., called Walcot, in cos. Leicester, Lincoln, Somerset, and Worcester, and a Walcott in co. Norfolk. An eminent family derive their surname from Walcot, a manor in the parish of Lydbury, co. Salop. The first recorded progenitor is Roger de Walcot, 1255. His descendant, in the sixth generation, was John Walcot, of whom the family pedigree relates, "that playing at chess with King Henry V., he gave him the check-mate with the rooke, whereupon the King changed his arms from the cross with fleur-de-lis, and gave him the rooke for a remembrance." What evidence there may be for this statement, I know not, though it certainly appears from the roll of arms of temp. Richard H. that the coat borne by John de Walcote was Argent, on a cross patonce Azure, five fleurs-de-lis Or; while that now borne by the family is, Argent, a chevron between three chess-roohs Ermine. See Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Salop, Worcestershire.

— British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber
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Walcott Demographics

Walcott Religious Adherence
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Sample size: 42 (2012)

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Walcott Last Name Facts

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

The last name Walcott occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walcott? popularity and diffusion

Walcott is the 40,217th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 558,861 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Walcott reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 619,385th most frequently held forename in the world, held by 213 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 5,909 people, or 1 in 61,340. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 24 percent are found, Florida, where 8 percent are found and Michigan, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States Walcott is found in 63 countries. It also occurs in Barbados, where 10 percent are found and Jamaica, where 10 percent are found.

Walcott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Walcott has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Walcott last name grew 596 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,523 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Walcott Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Walcott surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Walcott surname are 0.079999999999998% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.15% registered with the political party.

The amount Walcott earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.38% more than the national average, earning $45,904 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.04% more than the national average, earning $51,691 CAD per year.

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