Willsford Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Willsford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willsford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia581:465,44335,949
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Willsford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Willsford has its highest incidence in Australia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Willsford click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Willsford? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,394,033rd most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. The surname Willsford is predominantly found in Oceania, where 91 percent of Willsford live; 91 percent live in Australasia and 91 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most prevalent in Australia, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 465,443. In Australia Willsford is most prevalent in: New South Wales, where 81 percent are found, Australian Capital Territory, where 9 percent are found and Queensland, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Australia Willsford exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Willsford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Willsford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Willsford surname declined 68 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Willsford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

Willsford earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.71% less than the national average, earning $38,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willesford959/
Wilsford94316/
Wellsford8927/
Whilsford891/
Willsferd890/
Willesfard840/
Welsford82946/
Welshford780/
Bellsford780/
Wuelsford780/
Vilsfort7120/
Belsford712/
Wilchfort6742/
Welchford670/
Beelsford670/
Welchfort561/

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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 Willsford
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