Wilsdon Surname

342,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,073 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Wilsdon Surname Definition:

( English) belonging to 1 Willesden (M’sex), the Domesday Welles- done. 10th cent. Willesdún-Wille's Hill [Old English dún, a hill] Wilshire, e.g., is the spelling in the late-16th-cent. transl. of Polyd. Vergil’s 'Hist. Angl.,’ bk. 1.

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Wilsdon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5411:102,99110,830
Australia3021:89,39010,284
United States991:3,661,201203,401
Canada781:472,37940,609
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2741:88,9619,277
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Wilsdon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

( English) belonging to 1 Willesden (M’sex), the Domesday Welles- done. 10th cent. Willesdún-Wille's Hill [Old English dún, a hill] Wilshire, e.g., is the spelling in the late-16th-cent. transl. of Polyd. Vergil’s 'Hist. Angl.,’ bk. 1.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wilsdon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wilsdon is found most in England. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilsdon? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 342,056th most frequently held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,791,748 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of Wilsdon reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 54 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Wilsdon is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 541 people, or 1 in 102,991. In England it is most common in: Gloucestershire, where 12 percent are found, Oxfordshire, where 10 percent are found and Greater London, where 9 percent are found. Other than England Wilsdon exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 28 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Wilsdon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wilsdon has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Wilsdon surname rose 197 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 619 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 33 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wilsdon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Presbyterian (33%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Wilsdon last name are 6.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wilsdon earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.16% less than the national average, earning $40,921 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.07% less than the national average, earning $49,650 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willsdon93102/
Wilesdon930/
Bilsdon8627/
Wilsdom862/
Wilsdan861/
Welsdon860/
Billsdon8050/
Billesdon7547/
Belsdon717/
Blesdon711/
Huelsdonk6317/

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