Willing Surname

69,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Jersey

Willing Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of William,' from nick. Will, diminutive Will-in (v. Willan). The 'g' in Willing, &c. is excrescent, as in Jennings or Wareing.

Cecilia Wylyn, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Willing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,0861:26,0873,449
United States2,2911:158,21016,151
Australia5571:48,4666,051
England3181:175,21415,952
Canada1731:212,98020,593
Nigeria1021:1,736,69463,540
New Zealand791:57,3219,018
Philippines631:1,606,956108,100
Netherlands561:301,55735,980
Argentina421:1,017,70063,321
Scotland341:157,4659,168
Romania321:627,43344,366
Jersey271:3,674721
Solomon Islands261:22,3094,345
Hungary251:392,65127,081
Poland241:1,583,69889,279
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Wales181:171,91811,581
Sweden181:547,04239,827
China171:80,430,6804,441
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Finland111:499,70030,478
France111:6,038,429280,838
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3631:67,1507,643
Wales181:87,1343,963
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5061:99,24610,096

Willing (915) may also be a first name.

Willing Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of William,' from nick. Will, diminutive Will-in (v. Willan). The 'g' in Willing, &c. is excrescent, as in Jennings or Wareing.

Cecilia Wylyn, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Ricardus Wylyn, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Willion, 1379: ibid.

1578-9. John Willins, Cardiganshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1704. Henry Willinson, of Docker: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

1750. Married — Frederic Willing and Elizabeth Franklin: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

1 for Willin, q.v.

2 the Anglo-Saxon Willing = Willa’s Son [v. Will2, and + the Old English son suff. -ing]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of little Will, a pet form of William (resolution, helmet).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

1. A corruption of Willan, a diminutive of Will, for William. 2. A patronymic of Will, or compounded of ing, a meadow. compare the names Bedding, Billing, Browning, Bunting, Chatting, Cutting, Dining, Dowsing, Dunning, Fanning, Hemming, Living, Manning, Spilling, Tapping, Tilling, Topping, Whiting. See also Winning.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the Dutch, Willing; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Willings are represented in the Kingsbridge district. Willing was a Bucks name in the reign of Edward I. (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Willing Last Name Facts

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

Willing is most common in Germany. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Willing? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 69,519th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,022,670 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Willing are found; 44 percent are found in Western Europe and 44 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 268,007th most frequent forename worldwide It is held by 915 people.

The surname is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 3,086 people, or 1 in 26,087. In Germany Willing is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 40 percent reside, Thuringia, where 23 percent reside and Hesse, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Germany this surname is found in 47 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Willing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Willing has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 453 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 12 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Willing Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Willing last name are 15.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.72% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Willing earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 23.34% more than the national average, earning R 293,100 per year; in United States they earn 7.34% more than the national average, earning $46,315 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.29% more than the national average, earning $53,303 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wailling9317/
Willingh9310/
Wielling935/
Whilling931/
Wuilling930/
Willling930/
Wiling9265/
Wlling927/
Welling8612,163/
Billing869,854/
Willink86626/
Villing86506/
Weiling86329/
Wijling86135/
Wölling8663/
Wailing8659/
Willeng8619/
Wülling8615/
Wigling866/
Whiling862/
Wuiling861/
Willingová826/
Wuelling80122/
Weijling8094/
Whailing8028/
Wellingk8011/
Willinck809/
Whelling807/
Villings805/
Wellling801/
Weslling801/
Billingh801/
Wheiling801/
Weling77363/
Blling7728/
Wäling7713/
Wilink7710/
Wileng775/
Wyling773/
Vlling771/
Wellng771/
Billng771/
Hwling770/
Wlng7317/
Belling713,823/
Bölling711,351/
Velling711,251/
Wähling71498/
Wellink71477/
Wayling71360/
Völling71175/
Bülling71158/
Weeling71112/
Bølling71100/
Wegling7151/
Välling7139/
Wealing7138/
Weyling7135/
Bylling7135/
Uelling7114/
Wheling717/
Billeng717/
Wæhling716/
Welleng715/
Villeng712/
Billäng712/
Welieng712/
Waileng712/
Vælling711/
Wågling711/
Wellyng711/
Billinc711/
Weileng711/
Villink710/
Whyling710/
Wheeling671,269/
Bling67328/
Völlings67176/
Vüllings67101/
Whealing6761/
Wyllinck6741/
Willynck6738/
Whayling6728/
Hwelleng6721/
Voelling678/
Vellings674/
Bilng673/
Waileung672/
Vling671/
Weegling671/
Wlngh671/
Wylng671/
Veslling670/
Beelling670/

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