Willimson Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

Willimson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willimson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England31:18,572,686338,250
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1071:469,33333,530

Willimson Last Name Facts

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

Willimson is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Willimson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,931,261st most numerous surname on earth, held by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Willimson reside; 74 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 5,846,112. In The United States Willimson is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 16 percent live, New York, where 13 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 10 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Willimson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Willimson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Willimson last name decreased 42 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 91 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Willimson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Willimson surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% registered with the party.

The amount Willimson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.27% less than the national average, earning $41,738 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.73% less than the national average, earning $41,870 CAD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Willimson
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