Wansbrough Surname

588,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 531 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Wansbrough Surname Definition:

Wednesbury, co. Stafford?

Wansbrough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1771:152,51816,101
Canada1501:245,63723,369
New Zealand1361:33,2965,772
England291:1,921,31276,208
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Wales101:309,45316,869
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Wansbrough Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Wednesbury, co. Stafford?

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Wansbrough Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wansbrough occurs more in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wansbrough? popularity and diffusion

It is the 588,441st most frequently held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 13,724,192 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 59 percent of Wansbrough reside; 59 percent reside in Australasia and 59 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Wansbrough is most numerous in Australia, where it is held by 177 people, or 1 in 152,518. In Australia Wansbrough is primarily concentrated in: Western Australia, where 55 percent reside, Victoria, where 33 percent reside and New South Wales, where 8 percent reside. Beside Australia Wansbrough exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 28 percent reside and New Zealand, where 26 percent reside.

Wansbrough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wansbrough has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Wansbrough last name fell 26 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 227 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wansbrough Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wansbrough last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the party.

The amount Wansbrough earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 11.31% less than the national average, earning $38,271 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.98% more than the national average, earning $61,102 CAD per year.

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