Weals Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Weals Surname Definition:

A Cornish word (huel) signifying a mine.

Weals Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:4,214,639225,501
England231:2,422,52489,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Weals Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Cornish word (huel) signifying a mine.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Not from wheal, a pustule; but from Cornish wheal (huel), a work, i. e. a mine. It may also sometimes be the same as Weale, Weall; or Veal, Veale, in O. R. Le Veal, "the calf" (Old French ).

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Weals Last Name Facts

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

Weals occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Weals.

How Common Is The Last Name Weals? popularity and diffusion

The surname Weals is the 1,755,741st most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Weals reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 4,214,639. In The United States Weals is most common in: California, where 34 percent reside, Ohio, where 33 percent reside and Illinois, where 16 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 21 percent reside.

Weals Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Weals has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Weals surname rose 430 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 256 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Weals Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Weals last name are 31.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.26% being registered with the political party.

Weals earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.78% more than the national average, earning $49,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wheals91154/
Weales91116/
Wealls9137/
Wealsh912/
Wels892,849/
Wals891,505/
Wheales832/
Wealshe830/
Wells80315,346/
Walsh80313,788/
Welsh8082,193/
Walls8064,776/
Wales8021,991/
Beals8010,410/
Wahls801,231/
Veals80866/
Weels80478/
Waals80413/
Walse80377/
Wails80112/
Weyls8082/
Weils8079/
Wauls8075/
Waels8074/
Welss8066/
Walss8057/
Welsz8057/
Weles8056/
Woels8038/
Walsø8038/
Walås8016/
Welse8012/
Walhs807/
Walsj802/
Weëls802/
Watls801/
Whals801/
Weols801/
Walsz801/
Welsø801/
Wayls800/
Whels800/
Wehls800/
Walshe737,395/
Beales734,524/
Welles733,435/
Walles731,915/
Vowels731,653/
Weßels73859/
Walsch73734/
Waeles73621/
Whales73458/
Walsøe73149/
Whalls73120/
Wieles7384/
Weills7377/
Wallsh7375/
Walese7356/
Welese7355/
Wheels7335/
Welshe7332/
Veales7325/
Wasels7325/
Wealch7322/
Walesz7317/
Weyels7313/
Wiehls7313/
Welesz7312/
Waless7310/
Wellls739/
Wahlse739/
Wheles738/
Wellsh737/
Waslsh737/
Wecels736/
Whells735/
Wellss734/
Wehles734/
Waills733/
Weiles733/
Bealls732/
Vawels732/
Woells732/
Walshh732/
Walssh732/
Wellse732/
Weyles732/
Wgells732/
Whelsh732/
Wialls732/
Wuales732/
Vealls731/
Waalsh731/
Walhes731/
Wallss731/
Weeles731/
Weells731/
Weilss731/
Whails731/
Weless731/
Welsjh731/
Welsse731/
Wiells731/
Hwells731/
Well's731/
Waells731/
Wallås731/
Waales731/
Wyalls730/
Bealss730/
Wehlse730/
Wallse730/
Bawels730/
Vealse730/
Wailsh730/
Welssh730/
Weihls730/
Walz6731,103/
Welz679,517/
Bals674,062/
Wils673,946/
Wheless671,316/
Vals671,001/
Wheeles67522/
Wittels67407/
Wielsch67353/
Wissels67250/
Wettels67211/
Welß67129/
Vowells6788/
Wichels6753/
Welsche6752/
Weleshe6752/
Wallesz6745/
Wheiles6734/
Wallsch6730/
Bealles6727/
Wyls6725/
Wellsch6722/
Waelsch6719/
Wehsels6710/
Walsche677/
Wettles677/
Whalles677/
Boweles676/
Walless674/
Whitels674/
Wallese673/
Wattels673/
Wallsce672/
Weisels672/
Wheelss672/
Wiggels672/
Walesse672/
Wattils672/
Bowells671/
Wyssels671/
Wallest671/
Waalshe671/
Wahalls671/
Watells671/
Whelles671/
Welschh671/
Vieales671/
Waleshe671/
Uals671/
Weselss671/
Weytels671/
Whale's671/
Waasels671/
Wualese671/
Wualles671/
D'Walsh671/
D'Welsh671/
Wailsse671/
Wahales670/
Wassels670/
Wessils670/
Voweles670/
Wachels670/
Whaless670/
Wesless670/

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