Willman Surname
Approximately 8,097 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameWillman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,724 | 1:63,323 | 7,417 |
| Finland | 788 | 1:6,976 | 1,091 |
| Canada | 409 | 1:90,087 | 9,902 |
| Sweden | 383 | 1:25,710 | 2,093 |
| England | 248 | 1:224,670 | 18,849 |
| Australia | 100 | 1:269,957 | 24,430 |
| Poland | 79 | 1:481,123 | 48,113 |
| Mexico | 78 | 1:1,591,362 | 16,746 |
| New Zealand | 50 | 1:90,566 | 12,574 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Denmark | 33 | 1:171,052 | 14,584 |
| Venezuela | 24 | 1:1,258,503 | 17,711 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Norway | 15 | 1:342,819 | 32,589 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 13 | 1:340,759 | 12,983 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 231 | 1:105,521 | 10,511 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 875 | 1:57,393 | 6,389 |
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.
(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]
Willman Demographics
Willman Religious Adherence
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Willman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Willman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Willman is found most in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Willman click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Willman? popularity and diffusion
Willman is the 62,036th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 900,030 people. The last name Willman is mostly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Willman live; 77 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America. Willman is also the 162,405th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 2,138 people.
This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 5,724 people, or 1 in 63,323. In The United States it is most numerous in: Missouri, where 8 percent are found, Texas, where 7 percent are found and Ohio, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States it is found in 46 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 10 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.
Willman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Willman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Willman last name grew 654 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 107 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 380 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Willman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Willman last name is chiefly Catholic (77%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Willman last name are 16.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.26% 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.
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