Willacy Surname

320,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Willacy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willacy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5491:101,49010,680
United States1621:2,237,401140,088
Australia1591:169,78417,425
Jamaica1231:23,3331,927
New Zealand591:76,75111,256
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Scotland341:157,4659,168
Wales141:221,03813,576
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Belize61:59,2462,743
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3081:79,1418,540
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Willacy (43) may also be a first name.

Willacy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Willacy occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Willacy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Willacy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Willacy is the 320,709th most frequently held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 6,255,404 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Willacy live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,545,828th most commonly held given name on earth, held by 43 people.

The last name is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 549 people, or 1 in 101,490. In England it is most numerous in: Lancashire, where 35 percent are found, West Yorkshire, where 8 percent are found and Cumbria, where 7 percent are found. Other than England Willacy is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 14 percent are found.

Willacy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Willacy has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Willacy surname grew 178 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,246 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Willacy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Willacy surname are 7.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.38% being registered with the political party.

The amount Willacy earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 6.77% more than the national average, earning $46,071 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.62% more than the national average, earning $68,372 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willacey93160/
Wilacy920/
Williacey887/
Willancey881/
Willace8644/
Willecy861/
Willance801/
Wellacey800/
Williace800/
Wllace7710/
Williance756/
Villaca711,682/
Villace71385/
Villaci71116/
Villacé7111/
Wellace713/
Wyllace711/
Willoca711/
Vellacy711/
Whllace710/
Villanca67521/
Villacci67277/
Villacaa67233/
Villance67130/
Billachi6719/
Villañca676/
Villanci673/
Huillaca672/
Villaaca671/
Billache671/
Villazay671/
Villatca671/

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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 Willacy
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