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

The last name Wilsey occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wilsey.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilsey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wilsey is the 154,149th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,557,931 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Wilsey reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wilsey is also the 877,214th most widely held forename worldwide, held by 114 people.

The last name Wilsey is most common in The United States, where it is held by 2,763 people, or 1 in 131,183. In The United States Wilsey is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 14 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Wilsey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wilsey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wilsey last name grew 232 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 425 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wilsey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wilsey surname are 21.71% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.48% registered to vote for the political 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