Willox Surname

212,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,941 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Willox Surname Definition:

For Willooks, q.v.

Willox Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland6571:8,1491,199
Australia3371:80,1069,319
England2731:204,09517,723
United States2511:1,444,05999,074
Canada1631:226,04721,702
Belgium1181:97,42914,924
South Africa591:918,26658,838
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Wales61:515,75523,171
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jersey11:99,2026,620
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland3141:11,9211,449
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Willox Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Willooks, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Willox Last Name Facts

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

The surname Willox has its highest incidence in Scotland. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Willox? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 212,218th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 3,754,532 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Willox reside; 49 percent reside in Northern Europe and 48 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly held in Scotland, where it is borne by 657 people, or 1 in 8,149. In Scotland Willox is primarily found in: Aberdeenshire, where 44 percent are found, Aberdeen City, where 19 percent are found and Moray, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Scotland this last name occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 17 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.

Willox Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Willox has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the Willox last name expanded 209 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,365 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 784 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Willox Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Willox last name are 9.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.76% registered with the party.

The amount Willox earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 38.48% less than the national average, earning R 146,184 per year; in United States they earn 20.05% more than the national average, earning $51,800 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.77% more than the national average, earning $63,478 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willocx92509/
Willoex921/
Wilox9114/
Willockx86434/
Willoz83119/
Willax8364/
Willex8311/
Willos8310/
Wiloox832/
Wilocx832/
Woilox831/
Wellox831/
Wiellockx801/
Billoux77527/
Willoch77166/
Willgos7727/
Williax7711/
Wilockx779/
Willois779/
Willios772/
Willgoß771/
Willots771/
Villoux771/
Willaux770/
Willous770/
Willaxe770/
Wilax731/
Welox731/
Willocks711,083/
Willgoss71145/
Willgohs71141/
Willgoos7117/
Willhost714/
Willosks711/
Willgosh711/
Willoots710/
Willhous710/
Willouts710/
Willotts710/
Willochs710/
Wellos67656/
Villoz67324/
Billos67308/
Villos67297/
Willas67116/
Villax6740/
Willgosch6719/
Willós671/
Willaj671/
Villex671/
Wiloks671/
Willaz671/
Willoughs671/
Bellox671/
Billoz671/

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Willox Reference & Research

Willox One-name Study - A profile of the Willox surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Willox FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
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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 Willox
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