Willing Surname
Approximately 7,126 people bear this surname
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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3,086 | 1:26,087 | 3,449 |
| United States | 2,291 | 1:158,210 | 16,151 |
| Australia | 557 | 1:48,466 | 6,051 |
| England | 318 | 1:175,214 | 15,952 |
| Canada | 173 | 1:212,980 | 20,593 |
| Nigeria | 102 | 1:1,736,694 | 63,540 |
| New Zealand | 79 | 1:57,321 | 9,018 |
| Philippines | 63 | 1:1,606,956 | 108,100 |
| Netherlands | 56 | 1:301,557 | 35,980 |
| Argentina | 42 | 1:1,017,700 | 63,321 |
| Scotland | 34 | 1:157,465 | 9,168 |
| Romania | 32 | 1:627,433 | 44,366 |
| Jersey | 27 | 1:3,674 | 721 |
| Solomon Islands | 26 | 1:22,309 | 4,345 |
| Hungary | 25 | 1:392,651 | 27,081 |
| Poland | 24 | 1:1,583,698 | 89,279 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| China | 17 | 1:80,430,680 | 4,441 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Finland | 11 | 1:499,700 | 30,478 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 363 | 1:67,150 | 7,643 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:87,134 | 3,963 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 506 | 1:99,246 | 10,096 |
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.
1 for Willin, q.v.
2 the Anglo-Saxon Willing = Willa’s Son [v. Will2, and + the Old English son suff. -ing]
(English) Descendant of little Will, a pet form of William (resolution, helmet).
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.
From the Dutch, Willing; a personal name.
The Willings are represented in the Kingsbridge district. Willing was a Bucks name in the reign of Edward I. (H. R.).
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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.
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