Willman Surname

62,036th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,097 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Finland

Willman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'Will-man,' i.e. the servant of Will; compare Matthewman, Addiman, Harriman, Ladyman, Vickerman, &c. Nearly all this class of surnames hails from Yorkshire.

Adam Willeman, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Willman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,7241:63,3237,417
Finland7881:6,9761,091
Canada4091:90,0879,902
Sweden3831:25,7102,093
England2481:224,67018,849
Australia1001:269,95724,430
Poland791:481,12348,113
Mexico781:1,591,36216,746
New Zealand501:90,56612,574
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Denmark331:171,05214,584
Venezuela241:1,258,50317,711
Wales191:162,87011,152
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Norway151:342,81932,589
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
China21:683,660,78330,601
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2311:105,52110,511
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8751:57,3936,389

Willman (2,138) may also be a first name.

Willman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'Will-man,' i.e. the servant of Will; compare Matthewman, Addiman, Harriman, Ladyman, Vickerman, &c. Nearly all this class of surnames hails from Yorkshire.

Adam Willeman, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

The first three following dwelt in the village of Harewood.

Willelmus Thome-man, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Thomas Jon-man, 1379: ibid.

Walter Wilman, 1379: ibid.

Simon Willeman, Cambridgeshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1563. Married — Harry Willman and Alis Worship: St. Antholin (London).

1753. Married — William Willman and Elizabeth Jackson: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) the Anglo-Saxon Wilman = Beloved Man [from Old English willa, will, pleasure, thing desired or beloved, + man(n: cp. Old English wil(l)fœnme, beloved maid]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Willman Last Name Facts

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

Willman is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Willman? popularity and diffusion

Willman is the 62,036th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 900,030 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Willman are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 162,405th most numerous forename in the world, held by 2,138 people.

Willman is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 5,724 people, or 1 in 63,323. In The United States it is most frequent in: Missouri, where 8 percent are found, Texas, where 7 percent are found and Ohio, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States Willman occurs in 46 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 10 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Willman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Willman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Willman last name expanded 654 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 107 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 380 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Willman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (77%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Willman last name are 16.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.26% being registered with the party.

The amount Willman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 28.09% less than the national average, earning 248,854 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 413.2% more than the national average, earning R 1,219,550 per year; in Colombia they earn 74.88% more than the national average, earning $39,701,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.57% more than the national average, earning $44,258 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.23% less than the national average, earning $42,118 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willmann9311,688/
Wuillman932/
Wilhlman931/
Wiellman930/
Wilman922,709/
Wllman923/
Willmanth881/
Wellman8618,875/
Billman865,179/
Willmon861,328/
Villman86543/
Wilmann86405/
Wihlman8686/
Wuilman8630/
Wilmain8628/
Weilman8624/
Wielman8624/
Whilman866/
Willmam863/
Uillman861/
Wailman861/
Wllmann861/
Wilmane861/
Wuillemain822/
Willmanová821/
Wellmann807,428/
Billmann801,444/
Villmann80335/
Wylleman80289/
Wöllmann80198/
Weileman8056/
Wilhmann805/
Waileman803/
Billmman801/
Wilmaine801/
Wiolmann801/
Wellmman801/
Wailmann801/
Wyllmann801/
Viellman801/
Wailhman801/
Wielmann800/
Wihlmann800/
Hwellman800/
Wellmand800/
Willmannová7856/
Welman773,992/
Bilman77796/
Vilman77570/
Wilmon7758/
Wilmam772/
Whlman771/
Wylman771/
Vllman770/
Bllman770/
Weilemann75325/
Wailemann7519/
Wiehlmann7510/
Willmontt753/
Viellmann751/
Wilmanová751/
Willmonth750/
Wuylleman750/
Bellman713,939/
Vielman713,347/
Vilmain71602/
Wellmon71402/
Vilmane71222/
Welmant71144/
Vilmann7178/
Vihlman7175/
Bihlman7173/
Vilmant7152/
Welmann7147/
Wuelman7147/
Bilmann7129/
Vellman7118/
Huilman7117/
Vilmand718/
Weylman718/
Bällman718/
Wehlman716/
Weelman715/
Billmon714/
Whelman713/
Wyleman712/
Willmom712/
Vilhman712/
Wåleman711/
Bijlman711/
Wlesman711/
Wilmonh711/
Wilmotn711/
Wylmaan711/
Wealman711/
Villmon711/
Wilmone711/
Weslman711/
Welmane711/
Wuellmantt711/
Bilmaan711/
Whilmon710/
Whlmann710/
Wilhmon710/
Wellmam710/
Wilmong710/
Wehlmann67577/
Vielmann67179/
Böllmann6791/
Büllmann6772/
Bihlmann6756/
Huilmand6741/
Vällmann6735/
Huilmann6728/
Völlmann6723/
Vellmann6722/
Wöhlmann6719/
Wheelman672/
Wilmontt672/
Blman671/
Wilmoint671/
Weilemon671/
Villmont671/
Wylemann671/
Bilmahan671/
Whealman670/
Bellmain670/
Vlman670/
Wellmein670/
Weyleman670/
Huellman670/

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