Wallingford Surname

152,509th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,885 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Wallingford Surname Definition:

From Wallingford, Berks, England. Hobkin de Wallingford or Walingfuird forfeited lands in Scotland in the reign of Robert I (RMS., I, App. II, 264).

Wallingford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5021:144,86814,975
Canada2761:133,49913,853
New Zealand401:113,20814,508
England391:1,428,66862,556
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:487,50726,996
Wales101:156,8426,008
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5401:92,9989,526

Wallingford (25) may also be a first name.

Wallingford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Wallingford, Berks, England. Hobkin de Wallingford or Walingfuird forfeited lands in Scotland in the reign of Robert I (RMS., I, App. II, 264).

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

(English) belonging to Wallingford (Berks), 13th cent. Waling(e)ford, Anglo-Saxon Welinga-ford, Wealinga-ford = the Ford of the Weal(h Family [Old English Weal(h, foreigner, Welshman + -inga, genit. pl. of the ‘son’ suff. -ing + ford] Ælfred’s ‘Orosius’ (V. xii.) has Welinga- ford—. . . neáh þœm forda þe man hœt Welingaford (. . . near the ford called W).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Wallingford (ford of Wealh's people), in Berkshire.

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

Wallingford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wallingford is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wallingford? popularity and diffusion

It is the 152,509th most frequent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,526,012 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Wallingford are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 25 people.

Wallingford is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 2,502 people, or 1 in 144,868. In The United States Wallingford is most frequent in: Texas, where 11 percent live, Ohio, where 10 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 10 percent live and New Zealand, where 1 percent live.

Wallingford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wallingford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wallingford surname grew 463 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 22 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wallingford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Wallingford surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Wallingford are 12.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.1% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wallingford earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.19% more than the national average, earning $45,818 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.11% less than the national average, earning $48,636 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walllingford960/
Wallinegford960/
Walingford951/
Willingford916/
Wellingford910/
Walingaford910/
Wallingforth870/
Willinegford870/
Bolingford767/
Wellinkvoorde677/

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