Wellingham Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Wellingham Surname Definition:

A location name in Norfolk.

Wellingham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:7,107,038327,397
England271:2,063,63279,942
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:517,71836,097

Wellingham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A location name in Norfolk.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Wellingham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wellingham is most common in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wellingham? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,817,111th most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Wellingham reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Wellingham is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 7,107,038. In The United States it is most frequent in: Alabama, where 59 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Arizona, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 26 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.

Wellingham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wellingham has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wellingham last name fell 47 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 104 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wellingham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wellingham surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 85.71% registered with the political party.

Wellingham earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.23% less than the national average, earning $41,757 USD per year.

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