Williard Surname

219,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,859 people bear this surname

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

Williard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Williard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7011:213,08620,798
Tanzania731:725,22841,094
France361:1,845,076161,051
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England661:369,32422,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2181:41,2304,829

Williard (2,400) may also be a first name.

Williard Last Name Facts

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

The last name Williard is most common in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Williard? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 219,869th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,920,143 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Williard reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 151,482nd most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 2,400 people.

The last name Williard is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,701 people, or 1 in 213,086. In The United States it is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 25 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 20 percent reside and Ohio, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The United States it exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 4 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

Williard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Williard has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Williard surname rose 140 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Williard Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Williard last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Williard last name are 18.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.38% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Williard earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.82% less than the national average, earning $39,776 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.64% less than the national average, earning $49,366 CAD per year.

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Williard Reference & Research

Willard DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Willard FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Williard
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