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 borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Willroy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Willroy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Willroy is the 6,360,413th most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Willroy is primarily found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Willroy reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 17 people.

The last name 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 Willroy is most common in: California, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Israel, where 44 percent are found.

Willroy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Willroy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Willroy surname fell 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/

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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
  • 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
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