Wellicome Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Wellicome Surname Definition:
Nick 'the welcome.' Middle English wilkome. (2) Local, 'of Wellcombe,' a parish in Devon, five miles from Hartland.
Picotus Wilicom, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert de Welcombe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Read More About This SurnameWellicome Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 41 | 1:1,358,977 | 60,528 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 1:1,282,914 | 46,315 |
Wellicome Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Nick 'the welcome.' Middle English wilkome. (2) Local, 'of Wellcombe,' a parish in Devon, five miles from Hartland.
Picotus Wilicom, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert de Welcombe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1584. Thomas Welcom, or Welcombe, Lincolnshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1600. Married — John Willicome and Jone Lemman: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1631. Thomas Welcome, of Dalton (Furness): Lancashire Wills at Richmond.
(English) 1 Dweller at the Willow- Valley [Old English welig, a willow + cumb (Celtic), a valley] 2 for Welcome, qv.
Wellicome Demographics
Average Wellicome Salary in
England
£37,125
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Wellicome Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wellicome Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wellicome is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wellicome? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wellicome is the 2,034,059th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Wellicome reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in British Isles.
It is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 1,358,977. In England Wellicome is most frequent in: Northamptonshire, where 24 percent live, Warwickshire, where 22 percent live and Leicestershire, where 15 percent live. Other than England it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 36 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.
Wellicome Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wellicome has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Wellicome last name rose 216 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wellicome Last Name Statistics demography
Wellicome earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 5.47% less than the national average, earning $46,963 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willicome | 89 | 36 | / |
| Wellecomme | 84 | 62 | / |
| Willicom | 82 | 1 | / |
| Willecome | 78 | 9 | / |
| Whillicom | 78 | 0 | / |
| Willecomme | 74 | 82 | / |
| Bellicam | 71 | 197 | / |
| Wellecam | 71 | 49 | / |
| Willicam | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bellecame | 67 | 1 | / |
| Welikam | 63 | 9 | / |
| Bellizzomi | 63 | 2 | / |
| Vellaichamy | 60 | 540 | / |
| Bellekom | 59 | 342 | / |
| Willikam | 59 | 1 | / |
| Vellisamy | 56 | 8 | / |
| Villicama | 56 | 2 | / |
| Vellaisamy | 53 | 543 | / |
| Vellisamay | 53 | 4 | / |
| Vellaisami | 53 | 2 | / |
| Velleychamy | 50 | 1 | / |
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