Willstrop Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Willstrop Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willstrop Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:1,031,81650,675
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307

Willstrop Last Name Facts

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

The last name Willstrop is found most in England. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Willstrop? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,691,963rd most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Willstrop live; 47 percent live in Northern Europe and 47 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 1,031,816. In England it is mostly found in: Warwickshire, where 20 percent live, Leicestershire, where 19 percent live and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 17 percent live. Not including England this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent live and Canada, where 12 percent live.

Willstrop Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Willstrop has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Willstrop last name grew 193 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Willstrop Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Willstrop last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Willstrop earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 16.62% less than the national average, earning $35,979 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.92% more than the national average, earning $56,102 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilstrop9448/
Wilstrap821/
Welstrop820/
Wilstrout780/
Wilstra7583/
Wielstra71215/
Billstra710/
Bilstra63128/
Bijlstra59344/
Velstrap590/
Velstra50191/
Belstra50171/
Bylstra5027/
Vylstra501/
Blestra501/

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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 Willstrop
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