Wilmshurst Surname

259,194th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,517 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Wilmshurst Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Wilmshurst [Old English hyrst, a wood: the first element is an Anglo-Saxon pels, name in the genit.— Wíghelm, Wynhelm, or Wilhelm]

Wilmshurst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8401:66,3317,704
New Zealand3281:13,8062,394
Australia1691:159,73816,670
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Canada591:624,50251,218
Scotland331:162,2379,329
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Wales41:773,63329,106
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4271:57,0856,751
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Wilmshurst Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Wilmshurst [Old English hyrst, a wood: the first element is an Anglo-Saxon pels, name in the genit.— Wíghelm, Wynhelm, or Wilhelm]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Local, and doubtless derived from some manor or estate in Kent or Sussex. (See English Surn. ii. 30.) It is corrupted to Wimhurst, Wympshurst, and even (colloquially) to Wimpsutt.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Wilmshurst Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wilmshurst is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilmshurst? popularity and diffusion

Wilmshurst is the 259,194th most frequent last name globally, held by around 1 in 4,803,920 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Wilmshurst are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 840 people, or 1 in 66,331. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Kent, where 20 percent reside, East Sussex, where 18 percent reside and Hampshire, where 8 percent reside. Excluding England this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 22 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Wilmshurst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wilmshurst has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Wilmshurst surname increased 197 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 1,675 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wilmshurst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wilmshurst are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 85.71% registered with the political party.

The amount Wilmshurst earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.88% more than the national average, earning $49,140 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.9% more than the national average, earning $51,122 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whilmshurst952/
Wilmshorst9018/
Welmshurst900/

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