Wevill Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wevill Surname Definition:

(English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wifel, a nickname from the Weevil [Middle English wevil, wivel, Old English wifel, a beetle] At first sight it would seem strange that this nickname from an insect should have been so common among the A.

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Wevill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1301:428,60028,863
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France11:66,422,722504,397
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Wevill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wifel, a nickname from the Weevil [Middle English wevil, wivel, Old English wifel, a beetle] At first sight it would seem strange that this nickname from an insect should have been so common among the A.- Saxons as the longish list of Old English place- names, identified (as in the cases of the mod. Wiveliscombe, Wivelsfield, and Wivelsford) and unidentified, containing it shows it to have been. The explanation is that wifel (like wibba, also meaning ‘beetle’ and used as a pers. name) is conn. with Old English wefan, 'to weave; the weevil at one stage of its existence enclosing itself in a protecting web or cocoon; and the nickname would therefore commonly be applied to a weaver, which accounts tor the fact the Wifel only seems to occur as the pers. element in place-names and not in the extensive list of attesters of A.-Saxon charters. The point is further illustrated by the cognate East Frisian wefer, which denotes both ‘weaver’ and ‘beetle’; and by Ger. weber, which, in addition to ‘weaver’, connotes the genus bombyx [Latin bombyx, silkworm]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wevill Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wevill is most common in England. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wevill? popularity and diffusion

Wevill is the 1,227,038th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,355,505 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Wevill live; 71 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Wevill is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 428,600. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Devon, where 24 percent reside, Greater London, where 19 percent reside and Cornwall, where 7 percent reside. Not including England this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Wevill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wevill has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Wevill last name increased 317 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 138 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wevill Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wevill last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wevill earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 13.81% more than the national average, earning $49,107 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.87% more than the national average, earning $68,994 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weavill92181/
Weville924/
Wesvill920/
Wevil914/
Weaville865/
Vweville862/
Wheviell861/
Bevill832,327/
Wyvill83641/
Weavil83580/
Wevell8360/
Vevill8310/
Wevile834/
Weevil833/
Wivill830/
Wavill830/
Wievil830/
Wheasvill800/
Wyville77220/
Weavell7767/
Wheavil7741/
Beavill7730/
Vwevile775/
Whyvill775/
Wetvell771/
Weaveil771/
Wieviel771/
Beveill771/
Veville771/
Wisvill770/
Weivell770/
Bevil73995/
Wevel735/
Vevil731/
Wavil730/
Wivil730/
Wyvil730/
Whyville713/
Vueville711/
Veiville711/
Wheivell711/
Whitvill711/
Witville711/
Whiviell710/
Weshvell710/
Vowell673,678/
Wivell67885/
Bevell67325/
Wavell67251/
Vivell6766/
Weavel6734/
Wyvell6729/
Waysville6724/
Beavil6719/
Wievel6710/
Vevile677/
Beevil675/
Vavill674/
Wivile671/
Weivel671/
Veveil671/
Wowell671/
Wovell671/

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