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Where Does The Last Name Wellington Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Wellington (Hindi: वैलिंगटन, Marathi: ीन्ग्तोन) is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found as a variant: Wéllington. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wellington? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 19,866^th most widespread last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 264,569 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Wellington reside; 34 percent reside in North America and 34 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wellington is also the 3,736^th most commonly held forename globally It is held by 281,436 people.

Wellington is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 8,669 people, or 1 in 41,811. In The United States Wellington is most numerous in: New York, where 14 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Wellington is found in 93 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 17 percent reside and Jamaica, where 10 percent reside.

Wellington Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Wellington has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wellington last name increased 510 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 327 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 433 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wellington Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Wellington surname is chiefly Catholic (75%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Wellington are 1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.23% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wellington earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 27.23% less than the national average, earning R 172,920 per year; in United States they earn 1.05% more than the national average, earning $43,603 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.73% more than the national average, earning $52,528 CAD per year.