Willsher Surname
Approximately 2,005 people bear this surname
Willsher Surname Definition:
For Wiltshire, q.v.
Willsher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,266 | 1:44,011 | 5,578 |
| Australia | 400 | 1:67,489 | 8,035 |
| United States | 149 | 1:2,432,610 | 149,447 |
| Canada | 74 | 1:497,913 | 42,460 |
| Wales | 26 | 1:119,020 | 9,008 |
| Scotland | 24 | 1:223,076 | 11,507 |
| Northern Ireland | 19 | 1:97,107 | 6,126 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Anguilla | 2 | 1:6,718 | 471 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 547 | 1:44,562 | 5,546 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:233,951 | 8,207 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Willsher Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
For Wiltshire, q.v.
Willsher Demographics
Average Willsher Salary in
United States
$46,275 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Willsher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Willsher Come From? nationality or country of origin
Willsher is found most frequently in England. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Willsher? popularity and diffusion
Willsher is the 206,654th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,634,686 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Willsher live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles.
The last name Willsher is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 1,266 people, or 1 in 44,011. In England it is primarily found in: Essex, where 26 percent reside, Greater London, where 11 percent reside and Hampshire, where 7 percent reside. Outside of England this last name is found in 25 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.
Willsher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Willsher has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Willsher last name rose 231 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 2,483 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Willsher Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Willsher last name are 21.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.57% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Willsher earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 27.72% less than the national average, earning R 171,756 per year; in United States they earn 7.24% more than the national average, earning $46,275 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.45% more than the national average, earning $55,371 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
Willsher Reference & Research
Wiltshire DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Wiltshire FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 Willsher
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis