Waumsley Surname

821,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Waumsley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waumsley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2741:203,35117,687
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Wales41:773,63329,106
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England721:338,54721,815
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Waumsley Last Name Facts

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

Waumsley is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waumsley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Waumsley is the 821,713th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 21,560,787 people. The last name Waumsley is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Waumsley are found; 84 percent are found in Northern Europe and 84 percent are found in British Isles.

Waumsley is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 274 people, or 1 in 203,351. In England Waumsley is most prevalent in: Lincolnshire, where 36 percent are found, Essex, where 11 percent are found and Kent, where 9 percent are found. Beside England this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 7 percent are found and South Africa, where 5 percent are found.

Waumsley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Waumsley has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Waumsley last name rose 381 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Waumsley Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Waumsley earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 14.34% less than the national average, earning R 203,568 per year; in United States they earn 46.89% less than the national average, earning $22,917 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.35% more than the national average, earning $49,859 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wamsley934,716/
Waimsley882/
Whamsley881/
Wasmsley880/
Wamsly863/
Wamsle861/
Wansley801,341/
Wamsler80787/
Womsley8057/
Wamslay801/
Wamslee800/
Bamsley800/
Wamzley800/
Wasly77154/
Beamsley75301/
Whomsley75152/
Wainsley752/
Wamssler752/
Woomsley750/
Wandsley750/
Wommsley750/
Wassly713/
Wansly710/
Bansley67170/
Wonsley67130/
Wanslee6715/
Wansluy672/
Wanslay671/
Vamsler671/
Wanslet671/
Baunsle671/
Wamßler671/
Wainsly670/
Bunsley670/
Wandsly670/
Wamclay670/
Beamsly670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Waumsley
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