Willsey Surname

226,506th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,792 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Willsey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willsey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6281:222,64121,565
Canada1561:236,19022,564
England31:18,572,686338,250
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Guam11:160,1214,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2881:174,37015,649

Willsey (10) may also be a first name.

Willsey Last Name Facts

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

Willsey is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Willsey? popularity and diffusion

Willsey is the 226,506th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,066,711 people. The last name Willsey is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Willsey live; 100 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held forename world-wide, borne by 10 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 1,628 people, or 1 in 222,641. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 16 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 9 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Willsey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Willsey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Willsey last name grew 565 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Willsey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Willsey last name are 17.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.56% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Willsey earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.61% more than the national average, earning $43,411 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.97% more than the national average, earning $51,656 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whillsey930/
Wilsey922,849/
Willse92213/
Willsy920/
Willsie86607/
Willsea86205/
Wellsey8623/
Willshy861/
Willsee861/
Willsay860/
Wailsey860/
Billsey860/
Wilse8388/
Wilsy836/
Wlsey831/
Willshee80107/
Willesee8020/
Wellesey801/
Willshay800/
Willeser800/
Wilsie77258/
Welsey77105/
Wilsea7795/
Wilseh7729/
Wilshe7725/
Wilsoe7721/
Bilsey7714/
Wilsøe7711/
Wilcey7710/
Wilesy773/
Willsa773/
Villse773/
Wilsee772/
Wellse772/
Billse771/
Willze771/
Wilsei771/
Wilshy771/
Wilsoy771/
Wilsay771/
Wilzey771/
Wilese771/
Willzy771/
Wylsey770/
Willscher7554/
Willsheer7523/
Willesher751/
Wlse731/
Willscheid71199/
Willsau7160/
Bellsey7157/
Billsie7154/
Willges7118/
Wailesy7113/
Willjes719/
Villese712/
Willsat712/
Willgie712/
Wielsøe712/
Willcoy711/
Willsui711/
Wilesie711/
Willcis711/
Wellsie711/
Willshi711/
Wilsseh711/
Willsoa711/
Wilscet711/
Willjer711/
Willeze711/
Wailsse711/
Wilsead710/
Wilsheu710/
Willsis710/
Welshey710/
Villsie710/
Whilese710/
Whilesy710/
Willsia710/
Wilce671,323/
Bilse67229/
Wilscher67196/
Wilsa6742/
Willches6740/
Willcher6738/
Wilge6734/
Wilze6718/
Wilje6716/
Villseth6714/
Willscheidt6713/
Welse6712/
Wilsi6711/
Vilse6710/
Welsy679/
Villeses675/
Willchez675/
Vilsy673/
Wlxey671/
Wilzy671/
Villeser671/
Villsaya671/
Willcaya671/
Willshaz671/
Bilsy671/
Willjaya671/
Wlser671/
Wilschet671/
Wilshawe670/
Wylse670/
Hwlse670/
Willsoit670/

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Willsey Reference & Research

Willsey 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
  • 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 Willsey
  • 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