Wensley Surname

210,289th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,963 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Wensley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wensley,' a parish in North Riding of Yorkshire Also Wensleyfold, a township in the parish of Blackburn, Lancashire.

1609. Baptised — Jane, d. John Wendesley: St. Mary Aldermary.

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Wensley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7471:74,5898,478
United States4141:875,50566,354
Canada3861:95,45510,394
Australia2081:129,78714,130
Wales641:48,3524,540
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
China31:455,773,85521,925
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
France21:33,211,361423,184
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5251:46,4295,757
Wales91:174,2686,522
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Wensley (588) may also be a first name.

Wensley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wensley,' a parish in North Riding of Yorkshire Also Wensleyfold, a township in the parish of Blackburn, Lancashire.

1609. Baptised — Jane, d. John Wendesley: St. Mary Aldermary.

1625. Buried — Danniell, s. John Wendesle: ibid.

1707. Married — Peter Wensley and Eleanor Parker: St. Antholin (London).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(?Celt. + English) belonging to Wensley (Yorks), 13th cent. Wenslay-dale, the Domesday Wendreslaga and Wentreslage [Old English leáh, a meadow: the first element has the appearance of being a pers. name in the genit.; but pre-11th cent. forms are desirable; and, in fact, the Domesday -re- may represent the river-name Ure, in which case Went- would also be Celtic, prob. O.Wel. g)went, a plain]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A famous dale in Yorkshire, and a township in co. Derby.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Wensley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wensley (Arabic: نسلي) is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wensley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 210,289th most common last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,712,453 people. The last name Wensley is primarily found in Europe, where 44 percent of Wensley live; 43 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in British Isles. Wensley is also the 345,036th most frequent first name in the world, held by 588 people.

The last name Wensley is most common in England, where it is held by 747 people, or 1 in 74,589. In England Wensley is mostly found in: Devon, where 12 percent live, Greater London, where 11 percent live and Somerset, where 8 percent live. Besides England it is found in 27 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent live and Canada, where 20 percent live.

Wensley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wensley has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Wensley last name rose 142 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 702 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 711 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 450 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wensley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wensley last name are 10.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.58% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wensley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 166.87% more than the national average, earning R 634,188 per year; in United States they earn 35.83% more than the national average, earning $58,610 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.77% less than the national average, earning $48,806 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whensley9336/
Wensle9213/
Wensly927/
Bensley862,982/
Winsley86605/
Wenslay8612/
Wemsley865/
Vensley862/
Weensly861/
Wensloe860/
Wainsley802/
Hwinsley801/
Windsley800/
Whinsley800/
Winsly7725/
Bensle779/
Wenzle776/
Wencle771/
Winsle771/
Binsley71257/
Benslay71108/
Benzley7167/
Wenslau7135/
Vensler7114/
Whenzle716/
Vinsley713/
Winsled712/
Winzley712/
Bensleh711/
Winslea711/
Wnsleet711/
Wenslai711/
Wimsley710/
Winslee710/
Wemsler710/
Wenzles710/
Winslle710/
Winnsly710/
Bynsley710/
Wainsly710/
Wenzlawe6749/
Winselle6720/
Winslowe674/
Winsller671/
Benselle671/
Winsletp671/
Winslead671/
Wwenzler671/
Binssley670/
Winsleed670/
Winsleth670/
Venslett670/
Wenchler670/
Wenslhau670/
Wenslich670/

Wensley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wensley in the Arabic language
نسليnsly-

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