Wilroy Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wilroy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilroy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1691:2,144,727135,635
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Wilroy (67) may also be a first name.

Wilroy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wilroy occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilroy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wilroy is the 1,321,499th most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Wilroy are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,191,548th most numerous first name in the world, held by 67 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 2,144,727. In The United States Wilroy is mostly found in: Texas, where 17 percent are found, California, where 15 percent are found and Florida, where 11 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Wilroy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wilroy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wilroy last name grew 676 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wilroy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wilroy surname are 0.84999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.38% registered with the political party.

Wilroy earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.99% more than the national average, earning $47,893 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willroy929/
Wilry913/
Wilrye8328/
Vilroy834/
Bilroy833/
Wilrey832/
Willry832/
Welroy831/
Wilray831/
Willryd778/
Wilrodt775/
Weilery771/
Willrot770/
Willrey770/
Willrye770/
Wellroy770/
Whilrey770/
Bilro731,072/
Wilri738/
Wilre732/
Vilry732/
Wlery731/
Wlrod731/
Willrodt71390/
Willroth71118/
Wellrooy7158/
Willroot713/
Willrout710/
Willroit710/
Wellro6717/
Velroy676/
Belroy674/
Willroudt674/
Wehlry673/
Bilrey672/
Wilrit671/
Bilrro671/
Vilray671/
Billro671/
Wleros671/
Vilrey670/
Wilrea670/
Wylery670/
Welrod670/

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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 Wilroy
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