Willingham Surname

28,043rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,166 people bear this surname

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

Willingham Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Willingham (several) [Old English hám, home, estate: for the first elem. v. under Willington] One of the Linc. places was Willingham A.D. 1317-18. The Domesday form, Wivelingeham, of the Camb. parish points to an Anglo-Saxon *Wifelinga-hám-the Home or Estate of the Wifel Family [-inga, geuit.

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Willingham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States17,4771:20,7392,621
England1,0711:52,0246,401
Australia3931:68,6918,159
Canada431:856,87466,382
Wales311:99,8247,946
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Guam121:13,3432,098
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Norfolk Island31:765177
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
France11:66,422,722504,397
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4351:56,0356,652
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0131:24,9473,096

Willingham (38) may also be a first name.

Willingham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Willingham (several) [Old English hám, home, estate: for the first elem. v. under Willington] One of the Linc. places was Willingham A.D. 1317-18. The Domesday form, Wivelingeham, of the Camb. parish points to an Anglo-Saxon *Wifelinga-hám-the Home or Estate of the Wifel Family [-inga, geuit. pl. of the ‘son’ suff. -ing + Old English hám, home, estate: v. Wivell]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Willingham Last Name Facts

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

Willingham has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Willingham? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 28,043rd most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 380,233 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Willingham are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Willingham is also the 1,662,754th most commonly held given name on earth, borne by 38 people.

The surname Willingham is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 17,477 people, or 1 in 20,739. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Georgia, where 17 percent are found, Texas, where 16 percent are found and Alabama, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 48 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Willingham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Willingham has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Willingham last name increased 868 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 246 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,033 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Willingham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Willingham surname are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.64% being registered with the political party.

The amount Willingham earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.81% less than the national average, earning $40,641 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.28% more than the national average, earning $52,308 CAD per year.

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Willingham Reference & Research

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