Willacott Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Willacott Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willacott Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales161:193,40812,484
England131:4,286,005132,302
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Willacott Last Name Facts

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

Willacott is more frequently found in Wales than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Willacott? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,543,123rd most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Willacott are found; 94 percent are found in Northern Europe and 94 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most frequent in Wales, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 193,408. In Wales it is most frequent in: City and County of Cardiff, where 88 percent reside, Caerphilly County Borough, where 6 percent reside and Vale of Glamorgan County Borough, where 6 percent reside. Beside Wales this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 42 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Willacott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Willacott has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Willacott surname rose 260 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Willacott
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