Wellesley Surname
Approximately 604 people bear this surname
Wellesley Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Welesley.' Mr. Lower says, 'a locality in Somersetshire.' A standard-bearer of this name served under Henry II. The name soon became corrupted to Wesley, and only at the beginning of the 18th century a branch of the family resumed the original form.
Read More About This SurnameWellesley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 201 | 1:1,803,278 | 118,231 |
| England | 164 | 1:339,744 | 24,836 |
| Jamaica | 121 | 1:23,719 | 1,948 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 1:238,333 | 22,631 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Jersey | 10 | 1:9,920 | 2,003 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 54 | 1:451,396 | 25,813 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:287,940 | 9,345 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
Wellesley (1,455) may also be a first name.
Wellesley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Welesley.' Mr. Lower says, 'a locality in Somersetshire.' A standard-bearer of this name served under Henry II. The name soon became corrupted to Wesley, and only at the beginning of the 18th century a branch of the family resumed the original form. Patronymica Britannica. v. Wesley and Wolsey.
(English) belonging to Wellesley = the Well’s Lea [Old English wiell, genit. wielles, a spring + leáh (Middle English legh, ley, &c.), a meadow] Tho’ de Welleslegh.—Inq. adq. Damn. (Soms.), A.D. 1310-11.
Philip’ de Welleslege.—Charter-Rolls (Soms.), A.D. 1331.
The Index to the ‘Cal. MSS. Dn. & Ch. Wells’ has the following forms of the Middle English period:—Welleslegh, Weleslee, Weleslegh, Welesleghe, Welesleye, Wellesleghe, Welles- leigh, Wellesleye, Wellesleygh, Welleslia, Wellislegh.
. . . Waleran de Wellesley, who is stated to have been of a branch of Wellesley, of Wellesley, co. Somerset. This Waleran was justice itinerant for Ireland in 1261.—Burke s Peerage, &c., sub nomine ‘Wellington.’ This name has the appearance of embodying a personal name, but apparently it does not.
Cp. Wesley.
This family was established in Meath in 1174., some branches becoming hibernicized. MIF 298
This great family, "terque quaterque beati"-(if having three or four titles in the peerage may be so construed)-derive their existing name from a locality called Welesley, in Somersetshire, which county, centuries later, supplied to the hero of a hundred fights the title of Duke of Wellington. But the ancient patronymic of the race is Colley, Cowley, or Colly, and their ancestor settled in Ireland in the reign of King Henry VIII. from the county of Rutland. The maternal ancestor, whose descendant took the name of Wesley, or Wellesley, in the earlier part of the XVIII. century, was standard-bearer to King Henry II. in 1172, and received large grants in the counties of Meath and Kildare. The old name of the family was Wesley, and Wellesley is only a comparatively recent resumption of the original surname. John Wesley, the founder of the Methodists, is said to have been of the same stock.
Wellesley Demographics
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Wellesley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wellesley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wellesley (Arabic: ولسلي) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wellesley? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 534,162nd most commonly used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 12,065,473 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Wellesley live; 36 percent live in North America and 36 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 204,463rd most prevalent first name internationally, held by 1,455 people.
The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 201 people, or 1 in 1,803,278. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 17 percent are found, Missouri, where 13 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Wellesley occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in England, where 27 percent are found and Jamaica, where 20 percent are found.
Wellesley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wellesley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wellesley surname grew 1,546 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 304 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 38 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Wellesley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Wellesley surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.
The amount Wellesley earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 17.27% less than the national average, earning $35,698 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.93% more than the national average, earning $68,528 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellesly | 94 | 26 | / |
| Wellsley | 94 | 15 | / |
| Welesley | 94 | 3 | / |
| Wellisley | 89 | 22 | / |
| Welleslee | 89 | 1 | / |
| Welsley | 88 | 26 | / |
| Wellsly | 88 | 2 | / |
| Wlesley | 88 | 1 | / |
| Willsley | 82 | 2 | / |
| Weilsley | 82 | 1 | / |
| Willesly | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wilesley | 82 | 1 | / |
| Whelsley | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wellsler | 82 | 1 | / |
| Welshley | 82 | 0 | / |
| Welssley | 82 | 0 | / |
| Welsly | 80 | 13 | / |
| Welsle | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wlesly | 80 | 1 | / |
| Belleisle | 78 | 128 | / |
| Wellslead | 78 | 0 | / |
| Belsley | 75 | 172 | / |
| Blesley | 75 | 2 | / |
| Welslay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weldsle | 75 | 1 | / |
| Welisly | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wilsley | 75 | 0 | / |
| Welsler | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wealschley | 74 | 0 | / |
| Bellisle | 71 | 509 | / |
| Blessley | 71 | 85 | / |
| Welchley | 71 | 5 | / |
| Vellesli | 71 | 3 | / |
| Welislei | 71 | 2 | / |
| Welssler | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wileslee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bleasley | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vellasly | 71 | 1 | / |
| Willcley | 71 | 1 | / |
| Byllesly | 71 | 0 | / |
| Willslee | 71 | 0 | / |
| Whilsley | 71 | 0 | / |
| Welhsles | 71 | 0 | / |
| Whittlesley | 70 | 4 | / |
| Belsly | 67 | 83 | / |
| Wellscheller | 67 | 47 | / |
| Blesle | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wilsly | 67 | 6 | / |
| Belsle | 67 | 3 | / |
| Willslead | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beellisle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wylleslad | 67 | 0 | / |
Wellesley Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wellesley in the Arabic language | ||
| ولسلي | wlsly | - |
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