Wilsey Surname

154,149th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,849 people bear this surname

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

Wilsey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilsey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7631:131,18313,816
Canada451:818,79163,991
England171:3,277,533109,658
Wales61:515,75523,171
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1901:42,2014,931

Wilsey (114) may also be a first name.

Wilsey Last Name Facts

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

Wilsey is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilsey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 154,149th most frequently held surname globally, held by around 1 in 2,557,931 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Wilsey live; 98 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wilsey is also the 877,214th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 114 people.

The surname Wilsey is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,763 people, or 1 in 131,183. In The United States Wilsey is mostly found in: New York, where 14 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Wilsey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wilsey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wilsey surname rose 232 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 425 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wilsey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wilsey last name are 21.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.48% being registered with the party.

The amount Wilsey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.97% more than the national average, earning $45,292 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.29% less than the national average, earning $47,554 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willsey921,792/
Wailsey920/
Wilse9188/
Wilsy916/
Wlsey911/
Whillsey860/
Wilsie83258/
Willse83213/
Welsey83105/
Wilsea8395/
Wilseh8329/
Wilshe8325/
Wilsoe8321/
Bilsey8314/
Wilsøe8311/
Wilcey8310/
Wilesy833/
Wilsee832/
Wilsei831/
Wilshy831/
Wilsoy831/
Wilsay831/
Wilzey831/
Wilese831/
Wylsey830/
Willsy830/
Wlse801/
Willsie77607/
Willsea77205/
Wellsey7723/
Wailesy7713/
Wielsøe772/
Willshy771/
Wilesie771/
Willsee771/
Wilsseh771/
Wilscet771/
Wailsse771/
Wilsead770/
Wilsheu770/
Willsay770/
Welshey770/
Billsey770/
Whilese770/
Whilesy770/
Wilce731,323/
Bilse73229/
Wilsa7342/
Wilge7334/
Wilze7318/
Wilje7316/
Welse7312/
Wilsi7311/
Vilse7310/
Welsy739/
Vilsy733/
Wlxey731/
Wilzy731/
Bilsy731/
Wlser731/
Wylse730/
Hwlse730/
Wilscher71196/
Willshee71107/
Willesee7120/
Wellesey711/
Wilschet711/
Wilshawe710/
Willshay710/
Willeser710/
Belsey671,228/
Wülser67359/
Wilche67283/
Vilser67237/
Welese6755/
Willscher6754/
Wilschetz6736/
Bilsay6735/
Welshe6732/
Willsheer6723/
Vilses6721/
Velsey6720/
Bilsoy6717/
Welgey6714/
Bilsie6712/
Wilsah6710/
Vilsøe677/
Wilsha676/
Wilżys676/
Vilsea675/
Willsa673/
Wilsou673/
Wlseet673/
Wilßer673/
Villse673/
Wylsee672/
Wellse672/
Welseh672/
Blssey672/
Wilsit672/
Wilces672/
Billse671/
Wailsi671/
Wleser671/
Willesher671/
Willze671/
Wilsap671/
Wiljis671/
Welsee671/
Welsse671/
Vilcey671/
Wehleseyi671/
Wilsui671/
Wilsau671/
Wilsih671/
Willzy671/
Wilget671/
Wilsid671/
Wlseer671/
Bilsea671/
Welsay670/
Wilschger670/
Wilcay670/
Wiljay670/
Wehlse670/
Welsie670/
Wilzea670/
Wylsie670/
Wiltce670/
Welesy670/

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Wilsey Reference & Research

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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 Wilsey
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis