Willerton Surname

283,476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Willerton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willerton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7351:75,8078,584
United States3081:1,176,81584,096
Canada2681:137,48414,186
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Scotland121:446,15118,166
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3611:67,5227,683
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

Willerton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Willerton is most common in England. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Willerton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 283,476th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 5,362,433 people. The last name Willerton occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Willerton reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 735 people, or 1 in 75,807. In England it is mostly found in: Lincolnshire, where 38 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 8 percent reside and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 7 percent reside. Not including England this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Canada, where 20 percent reside.

Willerton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Willerton has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 204 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 513 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Willerton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Willerton surname are 16.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.16% registered with the political party.

The amount Willerton earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.14% more than the national average, earning $44,502 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.13% less than the national average, earning $49,124 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willlerton950/
Wilerton942/
Wellerton893/
Willarton893/
Wilherton890/
Willhertan840/
Welerton820/
Whelerton782/
Bellerton781/
Blerton751/
Wlarton750/
Wealherton741/
Blairton591/
Blirtan501/

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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 Willerton
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