Wilcot Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belize

Wilcot Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Wilcot (Wilts: 13th cent. Wilecote, Wilcote, 10th cent. ‘æt wil cotum-dat. pl.; Oxon, Salop; also Willicote, Clone.: A.D. 1400-1 Willicotes, Domesday Wilcote) [Old English cot (nom. and accus. pl. cotu, dat. pl. cotum), cottage.

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Wilcot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France121:5,535,227269,324
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belize11:355,4743,977
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

Wilcot (48) may also be a first name.

Wilcot Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Wilcot (Wilts: 13th cent. Wilecote, Wilcote, 10th cent. ‘æt wil cotum-dat. pl.; Oxon, Salop; also Willicote, Clone.: A.D. 1400-1 Willicotes, Domesday Wilcote) [Old English cot (nom. and accus. pl. cotu, dat. pl. cotum), cottage. The first element is not so easy as it looks: it is perhaps natural to see in it a form of Old English wyll(a, wi(e)ll(a, a spring, well; but this is unlikely because ‘of abbodes wylle’ (from the abbot’s spring) occurs within a few words of the wilcotum quoted above from charter no. 748, A.D. 940, in ‘Cart. Sax’.: the form also precludes a pers. name; and Old English wil(l)a (compounded wil(l-), desire, pleasure, joy is improbable: I believe that wil here must represent a cognate of the Old Norse uíl, misery, wretchedness; (compounded) miserable, wretched—the inference being that the cottages in question were dilapidated] There has been confusion with Wilcock.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

Wilcotte, a parish in Chipping Norton.

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Wilcot Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wilcot is found most frequently in France. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Wilcot click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilcot? popularity and diffusion

Wilcot is the 3,373,373rd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Wilcot live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,448,253rd most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 48 people.

This last name is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 5,535,227. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 100 percent reside. Aside from France this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Canada, where 12 percent reside.

Wilcot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wilcot has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wilcot last name declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wilcot Last Name Statistics demography

Wilcot earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 48.62% less than the national average, earning $22,172 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilcott92999/
Wilcots92280/
Willcot9236/
Wuilcot922/
Willcott86605/
Wilcotts863/
Wiltcout862/
Whilcott860/
Vilcot83693/
Wilcut83186/
Bilcot83107/
Welcot833/
Wilcat831/
Wilcod831/
Willcotts800/
Willcotte800/
Willcut77407/
Wilcutt77383/
Wildcat77225/
Wilkotz7725/
Welcott779/
Vilcout772/
Wilchut771/
Wellcot771/
Wildcut771/
Billcot771/
Wylcott771/
Vuilcot770/
Willcutt711,037/
Wuilquot7123/
Wildsoet7119/
Wildcatt7114/
Vuilcott714/
Willcatt712/
Wilchutt712/
Villcote712/
Willcats712/
Wildchut711/
Willcütt711/
Wilkoutz711/
Wildcutt711/
Willcath710/
Wildschut672,727/
Wiltschut67118/
Wilkat6776/
Belcot678/
Wilkut677/
Wildschat676/
Wilchutte675/
Vilkot673/
Vilcat672/
Willcaths671/
Willkotte671/
Willcutte670/
Willcatts670/

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