Willshire Surname

409,211th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 854 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Willshire Surname Definition:

For Wiltshire, q.v.

Willshire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4021:138,60213,521
Australia2711:99,61511,276
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4181:58,3146,866
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Willshire Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Wiltshire, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Willshire Last Name Facts

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

Willshire is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Willshire? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 409,211th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 8,533,426 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Willshire reside; 48 percent reside in Northern Europe and 48 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Willshire is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 402 people, or 1 in 138,602. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Hampshire, where 19 percent are found, Greater London, where 9 percent are found and Somerset, where 8 percent are found. Barring England Willshire is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Willshire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Willshire has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Willshire last name fell 4 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 177 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Willshire Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Willshire surname are 16.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Willshire earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 22.53% less than the national average, earning R 184,092 per year; in United States they earn 19.84% more than the national average, earning $51,709 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.91% less than the national average, earning $46,746 CAD per year.

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Willshire 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.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Willshire
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