Welcott Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Welcott Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 7 | 1:409,992 | 9,090 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Welcott Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Welcott Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Welcott has its highest incidence in Jamaica. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Welcott? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,360,413th most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Welcott occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Welcott reside; 78 percent reside in Caribbean and 78 percent reside in Anglo-Caribbean.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Jamaica, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 409,992. In Jamaica it is mostly concentrated in: Middlesex County, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Jamaica this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.
Welcott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Welcott has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Welcott last name decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welcot | 92 | 3 | / |
| Wilcott | 86 | 999 | / |
| Belcott | 86 | 19 | / |
| Velcott | 86 | 14 | / |
| Wellcot | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wylcott | 86 | 1 | / |
| Willcott | 80 | 605 | / |
| Wilcotts | 80 | 3 | / |
| Vellcott | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whilcott | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wilcot | 77 | 34 | / |
| Belcot | 77 | 8 | / |
| Willcotte | 75 | 0 | / |
| Willcotts | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wilcutt | 71 | 383 | / |
| Wilcots | 71 | 280 | / |
| Willcot | 71 | 36 | / |
| Belchot | 71 | 18 | / |
| Wuilcot | 71 | 2 | / |
| Belkott | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wellcut | 71 | 0 | / |
| Willcutt | 67 | 1,037 | / |
| Wildcatt | 67 | 14 | / |
| Vuilcott | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wilchutt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Willcatt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wiltcout | 67 | 2 | / |
| Willcütt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wildcutt | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Welcott
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis