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

The surname Wellington (Hindi: वैलिंगटन, Marathi: ीन्ग्तोन) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Wéllington. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

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

Wellington is the 19,866^th most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 264,569 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Wellington are found; 34 percent are found in North America and 34 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,736^th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 281,436 people.

The surname Wellington is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 8,669 people, or 1 in 41,811. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 14 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States it occurs in 93 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 17 percent live and Jamaica, where 10 percent live.

Wellington Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Wellington has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wellington surname rose 510 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 327 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 433 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wellington Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those holding the Wellington surname are 1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.23% registered to vote for 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.