Walmsley Surname
Approximately 17,662 people bear this surname
Walmsley Surname Definition:
(English) belonging to Walmsley (Lanc.: 15th cent. Walmesley) for Walmersley, q.v.
Walmsley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8,749 | 1:6,369 | 913 |
| Australia | 2,923 | 1:9,236 | 1,382 |
| United States | 2,868 | 1:126,380 | 13,415 |
| Canada | 1,302 | 1:28,299 | 3,738 |
| New Zealand | 631 | 1:7,176 | 1,222 |
| Wales | 239 | 1:12,948 | 1,436 |
| Scotland | 217 | 1:24,672 | 2,711 |
| South Africa | 180 | 1:300,987 | 28,973 |
| Northern Ireland | 95 | 1:19,421 | 2,391 |
| Germany | 67 | 1:1,201,574 | 78,034 |
| France | 51 | 1:1,302,406 | 132,002 |
| Isle of Man | 41 | 1:2,093 | 405 |
| Brazil | 35 | 1:6,116,409 | 148,801 |
| Jersey | 22 | 1:4,509 | 908 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Cayman Islands | 17 | 1:3,758 | 489 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Ghana | 3 | 1:9,006,897 | 23,626 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 155 | 1:28,580 | 2,951 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6,141 | 1:3,969 | 570 |
| Scotland | 34 | 1:110,095 | 5,249 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:98,026 | 4,293 |
| Isle of Man | 8 | 1:6,784 | 664 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 352 | 1:142,667 | 13,398 |
Walmsley (28) may also be a first name.
Walmsley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) belonging to Walmsley (Lanc.: 15th cent. Walmesley) for Walmersley, q.v.
(English) One who came from Walmesley (lake by the wood), in Lancashire.
A location name in Lancashire, Staffordshire.
The Walmsleys, who derived their name originally from a Lancashire township, are now very numerous in the Preston district. There was an old and distinguished family of this name at Dunken Haigh or Dunkenhalgh, Blackburn, during the 16th and 17th centuries: Sir Thomas Walmsley, of Dunkenhalgh, was a judge of the Common Pleas in the reign of Elizabeth. Walmesley, of Dunkenhalgh, was one of the intended Knights of the Royal Oak, an Order, however, the institution of which by Charles II. was never accomplished (B.). The Walmesleys of Coldcotes branched off from the Dunkenhalgh stock in the 17th century (W. W.).
Walmsley Demographics
Average Male Walmsley Height
177.13 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Walmsley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walmsley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Walmsley (Arabic: المسلي) is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Walmsley? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 30,237th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 412,612 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Walmsley live; 53 percent live in Northern Europe and 53 percent live in British Isles. Walmsley is also the 1,994,417th most common first name world-wide, held by 28 people.
The last name Walmsley is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 8,749 people, or 1 in 6,369. In England it is most frequent in: Lancashire, where 25 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 11 percent are found and Greater London, where 6 percent are found. Excluding England Walmsley occurs in 56 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.
Walmsley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Walmsley has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 142 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 815 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,494 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 638 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Walmsley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (76%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Walmsley last name are 4.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.03% registered with the political party.
The amount Walmsley earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 123.96% more than the national average, earning 775,087 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 184.95% more than the national average, earning R 677,160 per year; in United States they earn 6.29% more than the national average, earning $45,861 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.52% more than the national average, earning $52,920 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Walmsley Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Walmsley in the Arabic language | ||
| المسلي | almsly | - |
| والمسلي | walmsly | - |
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