Wherlock Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Wherlock Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wheelock,' a parish in Cheshire.

John de Whelok, Cheshire, 2 Henry IV (1400): East Cheshire.

1657. Married — William Beuer and Jane Wheellocks: St. Mary Aldermary.

Randle Wheelock, of Wheelock, 1661: Wills at Chester.

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Wherlock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1391:400,84927,632
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Wherlock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wheelock,' a parish in Cheshire.

John de Whelok, Cheshire, 2 Henry IV (1400): East Cheshire.

1657. Married — William Beuer and Jane Wheellocks: St. Mary Aldermary.

Randle Wheelock, of Wheelock, 1661: Wills at Chester.

Hugh Wheelock, of Wheelock, 1677: ibid.

1743. — Thomas Tharp and Francis Wheelock: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Wherlock Last Name Facts

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

Wherlock is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wherlock? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,398,030th most widespread surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. The surname Wherlock is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Wherlock are found; 91 percent are found in Northern Europe and 91 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 139 people, or 1 in 400,849. In England it is most prevalent in: City of Bristol, where 39 percent reside, Gloucestershire, where 19 percent reside and Somerset, where 14 percent reside. Apart from England this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Wherlock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wherlock has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 3,475 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Werlock9312/
Wherlack880/
Worlock80702/
Warlock80147/
Verlock807/
Verloock7545/
Warrlock751/
Wirlok718/
Berloc711/
Berlok711/
Berlocq6742/
Verlack6710/
Warlack671/
Berlocg671/

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Wherlock Reference & Research

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