Willougby Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Willougby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willougby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
England81:6,964,757184,742
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Willougby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Willougby occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Willougby? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,994,173rd most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. Willougby is mostly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Willougby are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 70 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 6,040,982. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Kentucky, where 17 percent live, Missouri, where 13 percent live and Texas, where 12 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 11 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.

Willougby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Willougby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Willougby surname increased 207 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 76 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Willougby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Willougby surname are 35.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 81.82% registered with the political party.

Willougby earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.39% less than the national average, earning $27,017 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Willougby
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