Whomsley Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Whomsley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whomsley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:763,26141,903
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Wales101:309,45316,869
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
France21:33,211,361423,184
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales261:60,3242,968
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Whomsley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whomsley is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whomsley? popularity and diffusion

Whomsley is the 1,422,956th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. Whomsley occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Whomsley reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 73 people, or 1 in 763,261. In England Whomsley is most numerous in: Leicestershire, where 30 percent live, Nottinghamshire, where 30 percent live and Lincolnshire, where 10 percent live. Other than England Whomsley occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 41 percent live and Wales, where 7 percent live.

Whomsley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whomsley has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 487 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 788 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whomsley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Whomsley last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Whomsley earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36.48% more than the national average, earning $58,888 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Womsley9357/
Whamsley881/
Wommsley880/
Woomsley880/
Whoomslay820/
Wamsley804,716/
Wonsley80130/
Wemsley805/
Waumsley75338/
Wondsley750/
Wasmsley750/
Wonnsley750/
Bomsle715/
Wamsly713/
Wamsle711/
Wansley671,341/
Wamsler67787/
Wamslay671/
Wamzley670/
Bamsley670/
Wamslee670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Whomsley
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