Willgress Surname

906,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Willgress Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willgress Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2291:243,31019,878
Canada381:969,62173,252
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Wales51:618,90625,852
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England991:246,21618,027

Willgress Last Name Facts

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

Willgress is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Willgress? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 906,170th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 24,787,571 people. Willgress is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Willgress live; 80 percent live in Northern Europe and 80 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 229 people, or 1 in 243,310. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Norfolk, where 62 percent are found, Bedfordshire, where 7 percent are found and Greater London, where 5 percent are found. Besides England this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Willgress Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Willgress has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Willgress surname grew 231 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Willgress Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Willgress surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Willgress earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.41% less than the national average, earning $42,110 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.79% less than the national average, earning $42,834 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilgress9494/
Wellgress891/
Villgres821/
Wilgriss820/
Wilgre801/
Wilgrey751/
Vilgre6765/
Bilgre6710/
Wilgra670/
Bilgrei6328/
Bilgrey6323/
Villgra634/
Welgred631/
Wilgierz5938/
Wielgirz595/
Bilgri5354/
Velgre5335/
Belgre5317/
Bilgry534/
Vilgré534/
Bilgray5056/
Bilgrai5015/

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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 Willgress
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