Willings Surname

692,305th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Willings 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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Willings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2081:1,742,591114,999
England1231:452,99229,924
Australia271:999,84158,390
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Guyana151:50,8154,586
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
France11:66,422,722504,397
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1581:154,27413,512
Wales111:142,5835,610
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

Willings (20) may also be a first name.

Willings 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

Willing’s (Son).

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

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

Willings Last Name Facts

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

Willings is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Willings.

How Common Is The Last Name Willings? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 692,305th most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 17,066,852 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Willings are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 20 people.

The last name Willings is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 208 people, or 1 in 1,742,591. In The United States it is most common in: Missouri, where 10 percent are found, Tennessee, where 9 percent are found and Ohio, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States it occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Willings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Willings has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Willings last name expanded 359 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 22 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Willings Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Willings are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Willings earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.97% less than the national average, earning $36,260 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.05% more than the national average, earning $52,687 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willgings942/
Weillings941/
Whillings940/
Wilings930/
Willingsøe891/
Billings8837,180/
Wellings884,126/
Villings885/
Willinks881/
Billingsø8240/
Whellings821/
Billinggs820/
Welings8018/
Billngs8012/
Bllings803/
Wilinks801/
Bellings75360/
Völlings75176/
Vüllings75101/
Wehlings7511/
Whylings7511/
Vellings754/
Whelings750/
Blings71341/
Wheelings7169/
Voellings7142/
Vuellings713/
Vellingsø711/
Bilngs711/
Blihngs671/
Bellincs631/
Bellengs630/
Blengs5712/
Blingz571/
Blincs571/
Blincks531/
Bellinkx50300/
Belléncs5071/
Wlnx501/
Bellencs501/
Vellienx500/

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Willings Reference & Research

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