Willington Surname

238,470th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Wales

Willington Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Willington (several) [Old English tún, farm, estate: the first elem. is of diverse origin—thus the Domesday form, Ullavintone, of the Warw. Willington postulates an orig. Anglo-Saxon * Wulfláfinga-tún = the Estate of the Wulflaf Family; the forms Wiflinctun, Wivelinton, of the Durh.

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Willington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
England3131:178,01316,129
Australia2711:99,61511,276
United States1181:3,071,686178,560
Nigeria841:2,108,84273,007
Wales631:49,1204,600
Canada511:722,46357,796
Papua New Guinea501:163,07422,562
Jamaica471:61,0633,229
Nicaragua461:130,8932,092
Argentina441:971,44161,182
India411:18,708,912282,725
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Liberia131:339,11818,650
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
France31:22,140,907385,998
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Grenada11:108,5351,793
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3351:72,7628,044
Wales131:120,6475,000
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1631:308,09024,322

Willington (9,901) may also be a first name.

Willington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Willington (several) [Old English tún, farm, estate: the first elem. is of diverse origin—thus the Domesday form, Ullavintone, of the Warw. Willington postulates an orig. Anglo-Saxon * Wulfláfinga-tún = the Estate of the Wulflaf Family; the forms Wiflinctun, Wivelinton, of the Durh. place in the Feod. Prior. Dunelm. imply an Anglo-Saxon *Wifel-inga - tún = the Estate of the Wifel Family; the Chesh. Willington occurs as Wilanton, Wylanton, A.D. 1302-4, implying an Anglo-Saxon *Wil(l)an-tún = Wil(l)a’s Estate; whereas the normal Anglo-Saxon form of Willington would be *Willinga-tún-the Estate of the Willa Family, which is prob. the meaning of the Sliropsh. place- name (Willinton a.d. 1243-4). But the Bedf. place-name, Willintone a.d. 1315-16, was Wyliton a.d. 1291, in Domesday-Bk. Welitone, implying the Willow Enclosure or Farm [Old English wylig, welig + tún]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes, &c., in cos. Bedford, Chester, Derby, Durham, Flint, Northumberland, Warwick, &c. John de Willington of Willington, co. Derby, lived at, or immediately after, the time of the Conquest, and from him descended the baronial family of that name in the XIV. century. See B.L.G.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Willington Last Name Facts

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

The last name Willington occurs in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Willington click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Willington? popularity and diffusion

The surname Willington is the 238,470th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 4,335,244 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 33 percent of Willington reside; 31 percent reside in West Africa and 30 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 61,660th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 9,901 people.

It is most numerous in Ghana, where it is carried by 416 people, or 1 in 64,954. Aside from Ghana Willington occurs in 42 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 16 percent live.

Willington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Willington has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 7 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it decreased 28 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 485 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Willington Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Willington surname is principally Anglican (76%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Willington are 5.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.82% registered with the party.

The amount Willington earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 156.72% more than the national average, earning R 610,056 per year; in United States they earn 10.43% less than the national average, earning $38,650 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.61% less than the national average, earning $44,908 CAD per year.

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Willington Reference & Research

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