Willcott Surname

533,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 605 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Willcott 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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Willcott Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada4221:87,3129,659
United States1261:2,876,658169,773
England401:1,392,95161,553
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Willcott 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

Willcott Last Name Facts

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

The surname Willcott is most common in Canada. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Willcott? popularity and diffusion

Willcott is the 533,524th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 12,045,530 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Willcott reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Willcott is most frequent in Canada, where it is held by 422 people, or 1 in 87,312. In Canada it is most prevalent in: Newfoundland and Labrador, where 41 percent are found, Quebec, where 24 percent are found and Alberta, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Canada it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.

Willcott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Willcott has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Willcott last name rose 450 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Willcott Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Willcott surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.56% being registered with the political party.

The amount Willcott earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 19.25% more than the national average, earning $51,454 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.25% less than the national average, earning $40,618 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willcotts940/
Willcotte940/
Wilcott93999/
Willcot9336/
Willcutt881,037/
Wilcotts883/
Willcatt882/
Willcütt881/
Whilcott880/
Wilcot8634/
Willkotte821/
Willcutte820/
Willcatts820/
Willcut80407/
Wilcutt80383/
Wilcots80280/
Welcott809/
Wuilcot802/
Wylcott801/
Billcot801/
Wellcot801/
Wildcatt7514/
Vuilcott754/
Wiltcout752/
Willcats752/
Villcote752/
Wilchutt752/
Wildcutt751/
Villcutt751/
Vellcott751/
Willcath750/
Vilcot71693/
Wilcut71186/
Bilcot71107/
Wilchutte715/
Welcot713/
Willcaths711/
Wilcat711/
Wilcod711/
Wildschutt67530/
Wildcat67225/
Wilkotz6725/
Belcott6719/
Velcott6714/
Vilcout672/
Wilchut671/
Wildcut671/
Wellcut670/
Vuilcot670/

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