Willroy Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Willroy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willroy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Willroy (17) may also be a first name.

Willroy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Willroy is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Willroy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Willroy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Willroy occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Willroy live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. Willroy is also the 2,694,839th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 17 people.

The last name Willroy is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 100 percent reside. Besides The United States it occurs in one country. It is also found in Israel, where 44 percent reside.

Willroy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Willroy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Willroy last name declined 81 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Willroy Last Name Statistics demography

Willroy earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.27% less than the national average, earning $27,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilroy92170/
Willry922/
Willryd868/
Willrot860/
Willrey860/
Willrye860/
Wellroy860/
Wilry833/
Willrodt80390/
Willroth80118/
Wellrooy8058/
Willroot803/
Willroit800/
Willrout800/
Wilrye7728/
Wellro7717/
Vilroy774/
Bilroy773/
Wilrey772/
Wilray771/
Welroy771/
Billro771/
Willroudt754/
Willret7117/
Wellros715/
Wilrodt715/
Wellrot713/
Willres712/
Wellroo712/
Villrey711/
Weilery711/
Vellroy710/
Villrot710/
Whilrey710/
Willrie710/
Bilro671,072/
Willrath6765/
Wilri678/
Willraht677/
Wellroos673/
Wilre672/
Vilry672/
Villrojo671/
Villroia671/
Villrejo671/
Wlrod671/
Wlery671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Willroy
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis