Wilmington Surname

488,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 679 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Wilmington Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wilmington,' parishes in Kent and Sussex.

Stephen de Wilminton, Kent, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Robert de Wilmiton, Kent, ibid.

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Wilmington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5251:690,39854,758
England851:655,50738,035
Australia371:729,61448,196
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Wales101:309,45316,869
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1181:425,58231,158

Wilmington (238) may also be a first name.

Wilmington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wilmington,' parishes in Kent and Sussex.

Stephen de Wilminton, Kent, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Robert de Wilmiton, Kent, ibid.

Jacob de Wylmingtun, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1599. John Willmington, Somerset: Register of the University of Oxford.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Wilmington (several), normally 1 the Anglo-Saxon *Wighelm- inga-tún = the Estate of the Wighelm Family'; 2 Anglo-Saxon *Wynhelminga-tún = the Estate of the Wynhelm Family [-inga, genit. pi of the son suff. -ing + tún, estate, manor, farm] The Kent parish was Wilmington in the 14th cent., Wilminton and Wylmingtun in the 13th cent. The Suss, place was Wilmyngton, Wilmington, c. a.d. 1300.

But the Soms. hamlet was Wynlmœddún in the 10th cent. ('Cart. Sax.’ no. 1099) = Wynel’s Mead Down or Hill.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wilmington Last Name Facts

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

Wilmington occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilmington? popularity and diffusion

It is the 488,458th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 10,732,763 people. Wilmington occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Wilmington live; 72 percent live in North America and 72 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wilmington is also the 580,229th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 238 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 525 people, or 1 in 690,398. In The United States it is mostly found in: Illinois, where 30 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Ohio, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 13 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Wilmington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wilmington has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wilmington surname rose 445 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 340 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wilmington Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wilmington last name are 1.54% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.69% being registered with the party.

Wilmington earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.04% less than the national average, earning $37,522 USD per year.

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