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

Willacy occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Willacy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Willacy is the 320,709th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,255,404 people. The surname Willacy is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Willacy are found; 52 percent are found in Northern Europe and 52 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,545,828th most frequently held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 43 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 549 people, or 1 in 101,490. In England Willacy is most numerous in: Lancashire, where 35 percent live, West Yorkshire, where 8 percent live and Cumbria, where 7 percent live. Beside England Willacy is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.

Willacy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Willacy has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Willacy last name expanded 178 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,246 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Willacy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Willacy are 7.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.38% registered with the 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
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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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