Willington Surname
Approximately 1,681 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameWillington Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| England | 313 | 1:178,013 | 16,129 |
| Australia | 271 | 1:99,615 | 11,276 |
| United States | 118 | 1:3,071,686 | 178,560 |
| Nigeria | 84 | 1:2,108,842 | 73,007 |
| Wales | 63 | 1:49,120 | 4,600 |
| Canada | 51 | 1:722,463 | 57,796 |
| Papua New Guinea | 50 | 1:163,074 | 22,562 |
| Jamaica | 47 | 1:61,063 | 3,229 |
| Nicaragua | 46 | 1:130,893 | 2,092 |
| Argentina | 44 | 1:971,441 | 61,182 |
| India | 41 | 1:18,708,912 | 282,725 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| Liberia | 13 | 1:339,118 | 18,650 |
| Kenya | 12 | 1:3,848,325 | 40,366 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Guinea | 2 | 1:5,916,908 | 2,656 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 21 | 1:210,946 | 9,809 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 335 | 1:72,762 | 8,044 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:120,647 | 5,000 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 163 | 1:308,090 | 24,322 |
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]
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.
Willington Demographics
Average Willington Salary in
United States
$38,650 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilington | 95 | 21 | / |
| Williengton | 95 | 10 | / |
| Willingtone | 95 | 9 | / |
| Willlington | 95 | 5 | / |
| Wllington | 95 | 5 | / |
| Willngton | 95 | 3 | / |
| Whillington | 95 | 2 | / |
| Willinngton | 95 | 1 | / |
| Weillington | 95 | 1 | / |
| Wellington | 90 | 27,545 | / |
| Billington | 90 | 15,254 | / |
| Willengton | 90 | 7 | / |
| Villington | 90 | 3 | / |
| Willincton | 90 | 2 | / |
| Wéllington | 90 | 1 | / |
| Whilington | 90 | 1 | / |
| Willyngton | 90 | 1 | / |
| Wailington | 90 | 0 | / |
| Wellingtone | 86 | 16 | / |
| Billlington | 86 | 5 | / |
| Whellington | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wellingthon | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wellingtton | 86 | 1 | / |
| Billingtoin | 86 | 1 | / |
| Billingtonn | 86 | 1 | / |
| Welington | 84 | 202 | / |
| Billngton | 84 | 3 | / |
| Wellngton | 84 | 2 | / |
| Bllington | 84 | 1 | / |
| Wheellington | 82 | 2 | / |
| Whellingtone | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bellington | 80 | 251 | / |
| Vellington | 80 | 103 | / |
| Wellingtan | 80 | 8 | / |
| Wellyngton | 80 | 7 | / |
| Whelington | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wellingtom | 80 | 1 | / |
| Welinngton | 80 | 1 | / |
| Billengton | 80 | 0 | / |
| Billingtan | 80 | 0 | / |
| Weelington | 80 | 0 | / |
| Billingtun | 80 | 0 | / |
| Welngton | 78 | 5 | / |
| Wheelington | 76 | 292 | / |
| Villingttan | 76 | 1 | / |
| Willingtham | 76 | 1 | / |
| Bellinngton | 76 | 1 | / |
| Vellingtan | 70 | 2 | / |
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