Weyland Surname
Approximately 4,038 people bear this surname
Weyland Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wayland,' a hundred in the county of Norfolk. There is no evidence in favour of a personal origin, although Wayland was familiar to legendary history. But v. Welland.
Ballivus Hundred de Wayland, Norfolk, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameWeyland Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,374 | 1:58,592 | 7,559 |
| United States | 795 | 1:455,923 | 38,976 |
| France | 782 | 1:84,940 | 12,076 |
| Luxembourg | 600 | 1:968 | 85 |
| Belgium | 98 | 1:117,313 | 17,342 |
| Australia | 97 | 1:278,306 | 24,956 |
| Argentina | 58 | 1:736,955 | 49,943 |
| Canada | 47 | 1:783,949 | 61,790 |
| Austria | 31 | 1:274,691 | 31,731 |
| Netherlands | 24 | 1:703,632 | 56,027 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 117 | 1:429,220 | 31,367 |
Weyland (164) may also be a first name.
Weyland Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wayland,' a hundred in the county of Norfolk. There is no evidence in favour of a personal origin, although Wayland was familiar to legendary history. But v. Welland.
Ballivus Hundred de Wayland, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Thomas de Weyland, or Waylaunde, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Richard de Weylaund, Suffolk, ibid.
Nicholas Weylond, Norfolk, ibid.
Rither de Wayland, Yorkshire, 30 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Hubert de Weylaund, Suffolk, ibid.
1622. William Flookes and Elizabeth Wayland: Marriage Lic. (London).
1669. Married — Mark Weyland and Mary Underwood: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1741. Baptised — John, s. Frederic and Susanna Weiland: ibid.
1770. Married — Swithin Waylen and Maria Jeanetta Alt: St. George, Hanover Square.
V. Wayland.
1. Waylande is an archaism for valiant. 2. A hundred in Norfolk is so called. 3. Vaelund, or Wayland, is a Scandinavian personal name of great antiquity. "Wayland Smith," the Vulcan of the North, is well known in the legendary history of the middle ages. All that could be collected concerning him, is found in Singer's interesting volume under this title. Lond. 1847.
An ancient Norfolk family, "whose name implies wet land," says B.L.G.; though I should call it a simple variation of Wayland. The Weylands had large possessions in Norfolk, temp. Edward I.
Local. From the Dutch, "Weil—and,"pasture—ground, meadow—land.
Weyland Demographics
Average Male Weyland Height
175 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Weyland Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weyland Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Weyland is most common in Germany. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Weyland? popularity and diffusion
It is the 114,477th most frequent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,804,741 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Weyland reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 51 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Weyland is also the 715,247th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 164 people.
Weyland is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 1,374 people, or 1 in 58,592. In Germany Weyland is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent reside, Saarland, where 17 percent reside and Hesse, where 15 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and France, where 19 percent reside.
Weyland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Weyland has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Weyland surname expanded 679 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 153 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Weyland Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Weyland last name are 16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.77% being registered with the political party.
The amount Weyland earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.93% more than the national average, earning $45,709 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.25% more than the national average, earning $51,795 CAD per year.
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