Wansborough Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Canada

Wansborough Surname Definition:

Wednesbury, co. Stafford?

Wansborough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:2,532,63991,802
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Wansborough Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Wednesbury, co. Stafford?

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Wanborough; a location name in Surrey, Wiltshire.

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

Wansborough Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wansborough is most common in England. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wansborough click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wansborough? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,944,094th most common family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Wansborough are found; 55 percent are found in Northern Europe and 55 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most numerous in England, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 2,532,639. In England it is primarily found in: Cumbria, where 41 percent reside, Greater London, where 32 percent reside and Kent, where 23 percent reside. Aside from England this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 36 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Wansborough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wansborough has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Wansborough surname decreased 31 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wansborough Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Wansborough earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 12.7% more than the national average, earning $55,994 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wainsborough960/
Winsborough91173/
Wensborough910/
Winsbourough870/
Winesburrough750/

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