Willstead Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Willstead Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willstead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:1,591,94567,242
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Wales91:343,83718,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Willstead Last Name Facts

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

Willstead is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Willstead? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,168,711th most commonly held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Willstead reside; 58 percent reside in Northern Europe and 58 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Willstead is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 1,591,945. In England Willstead is mostly found in: Nottinghamshire, where 29 percent are found, South Yorkshire, where 20 percent are found and Gloucestershire, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account England this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 42 percent are found and Wales, where 12 percent are found.

Willstead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Willstead has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 130 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 246 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 129 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Willstead Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Willstead are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

Willstead earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.08% more than the national average, earning $50,089 USD per year.

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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 Willstead
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