Walklate Surname

585,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 534 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Walklate Surname Definition:

(English) a nickname for a sluggish individual [from Middle English walken, to walk; Old English w(e)alcan, to roll, &c. + Middle English late, Old English læt, slow, sluggish]

Walklate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4231:131,72113,026
Australia501:539,91440,287
Wales151:206,30213,003
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2271:107,38010,631
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Walklate Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) a nickname for a sluggish individual [from Middle English walken, to walk; Old English w(e)alcan, to roll, &c. + Middle English late, Old English læt, slow, sluggish]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A corruption of some local name compounded of ley. compare Twilight.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Walklate Last Name Facts

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

Walklate has its highest incidence in England. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Walklate? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 585,898th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 13,647,090 people. Walklate is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Walklate live; 82 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 423 people, or 1 in 131,721. In England Walklate is primarily concentrated in: Staffordshire, where 48 percent reside, Hertfordshire, where 4 percent reside and Leicestershire, where 4 percent reside. Aside from England this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 9 percent reside and Wales, where 3 percent reside.

Walklate Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Walklate has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Walklate surname increased 186 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Walklate Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Walklate earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 53.43% less than the national average, earning R 110,664 per year and in Canada they earn 10.39% less than the national average, earning $44,523 CAD per year.

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