Wilcott Surname

361,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 999 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Wilcott 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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Wilcott Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4701:771,18959,919
Canada4421:83,3619,272
England571:977,51048,999
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1171:429,22031,367

Wilcott (14) may also be a first name.

Wilcott 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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Wilcott Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wilcott is most common in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilcott? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 361,972nd most frequent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 7,294,841 people. The last name Wilcott is primarily found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Wilcott reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 14 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 470 people, or 1 in 771,189. In The United States Wilcott is most frequent in: Texas, where 15 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Wisconsin, where 12 percent live. Not including The United States Wilcott occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 44 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Wilcott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wilcott has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wilcott last name expanded 402 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 475 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wilcott Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wilcott surname are 12.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.52% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wilcott earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.41% less than the national average, earning $41,676 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.65% less than the national average, earning $43,396 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willcott93605/
Wilcotts933/
Whilcott930/
Wilcot9234/
Willcotts880/
Willcotte880/
Wilcutt86383/
Wilcots86280/
Willcot8636/
Welcott869/
Wuilcot862/
Wylcott861/
Willcutt801,037/
Wildcatt8014/
Vuilcott804/
Wilchutt802/
Wiltcout802/
Willcatt802/
Wildcutt801/
Willcütt801/
Vilcot77693/
Wilcut77186/
Bilcot77107/
Welcot773/
Wilcat771/
Wilcod771/
Wilchutte755/
Willkotte751/
Willcutte750/
Willcatts750/
Wildschutt71530/
Willcut71407/
Wildcat71225/
Wilkotz7125/
Belcott7119/
Velcott7114/
Vilcout712/
Wildcut711/
Billcot711/
Wilchut711/
Wellcot711/
Vuilcot710/
Wildschutte6776/
Wuilquot6723/
Wildsoet6719/
Villcote672/
Willcats672/
Wildchut671/
Wilkoutz671/
Vellcott671/
Villcutt671/
Wildtschutt671/
Willcath670/

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Wilcott Reference & Research

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