Walsingham Surname

580,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 541 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Walsingham Surname Definition:

(Anglo-Scand.) belonging to Walsingham (Norf.), 13th cent. Walsynghám, A.- Sax. Wœlsingaham ('Dipl. Angl.’, p. 363) = the Home of the WÆls Family [for the pers. name see under Walsham, and + -inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing + hám, home, estate] The shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham was very famous for centuries; and the town is mentioned in old ballads—e.

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Walsingham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3721:974,35272,340
England1511:368,99426,171
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England631:386,91123,603
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Walsingham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-Scand.) belonging to Walsingham (Norf.), 13th cent. Walsynghám, A.- Sax. Wœlsingaham ('Dipl. Angl.’, p. 363) = the Home of the WÆls Family [for the pers. name see under Walsham, and + -inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing + hám, home, estate] The shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham was very famous for centuries; and the town is mentioned in old ballads—e.g., in one beginning—-.

As yee came from the Holye Land Of Walsingham . . .

in ‘Bp. Percy's Folio MS.’; and also in ‘Gentle Heardsman, tell to me’, in the same collection.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Great and Little Walsingham are parishes in Norfolk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Or De Clare, from Walsingham, Norfolk. Blomefield states that Sir Francis Walsingham, Queen Elizabeth’s great minister, descended from Thomas W., who removed from Norfolk to Kent, and d. c. 1456 (vii. 270), whose ancestor Sir Richard W., of Norfolk, t. Ed­ward III. was son of Thomas, son of Sir Richard, a Justiciary in Norfolk 1304, whose father, Richard, had lived t. Henry III. The latter was probably a son of William de Clare, who died seized of Walsingham 1257, and brother of Richard, Earl of Clare (father of Thomas and Gilbert). William de C. also appears as ‘De Walsingham’ (Roberts, Excerpta, ii. 308). This descent of the Walsingbams is inferred from the surname, the possession of the estate of Walsingham, and the similarity of Christian names. The family of De Clare had long possessed an estate at W., for on the foundation of Walsingham Abbey in the 12th century, the grants of Geoffry de Faverches at W. were confirmed by Roger, Earl of Clare. The estate of W. was granted to William de C. by his brother, Earl Richard.

The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Norfolk.

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

Walsingham Last Name Facts

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

Walsingham has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walsingham? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 580,291st most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 13,470,510 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Walsingham reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 372 people, or 1 in 974,352. In The United States Walsingham is mostly concentrated in: Florida, where 48 percent are found, Georgia, where 19 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States Walsingham occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 28 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Walsingham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Walsingham has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,063 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 240 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Walsingham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Walsingham are 15.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.32% being registered with the party.

Walsingham earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.52% more than the national average, earning $43,372 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wallsingham952/
Balsingham901/
Walcingham900/
Walsinghan900/
Valsingam843/
Balsingam843/
Balssingam801/
Balesingam801/
Walcinghome760/
Volsingam741/

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