Willerson Surname

1,095,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Willerson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willerson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2211:1,640,086109,636
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Willerson (304) may also be a first name.

Willerson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Willerson is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Willerson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Willerson is the 1,095,216th most widespread last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 32,533,687 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Willerson live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America. Willerson is also the 504,994th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 304 people.

The surname Willerson is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 221 people, or 1 in 1,640,086. In The United States Willerson is most common in: Georgia, where 62 percent reside, Tennessee, where 13 percent reside and Virginia, where 4 percent reside. Apart from The United States it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Willerson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Willerson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Willerson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Willerson last name are 43.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 90.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

Willerson earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.46% more than the national average, earning $49,389 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilerson9449/
Willersen8947/
Wellerson8922/
Billerson890/
Wilherson890/
Wiellersen8416/
Wuellerson841/
Welerson8219/
Bellerson7885/
Blerson750/
Weylersson742/
Willershausen73170/
Bellersen67210/
Böllersen6749/
Vellercon671/
Bellersan670/
Wellershausen6443/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Willerson
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis