Wilsher Surname

197,788th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Wilsher Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. From Wiltshire, which see.

1653. Married — John Cane and Marye Wilshire: St. Michael, Cornhill.

Wilsher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3341:41,7685,350
United States3651:993,03873,486
Wales1181:26,2252,724
New Zealand741:61,1949,493
Australia691:391,24231,907
Canada691:533,99444,923
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Norway81:642,78647,258
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
France31:22,140,907385,998
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belize11:355,4743,977
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4831:50,4676,146
Wales171:92,2604,121
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

Wilsher (30) may also be a first name.

Wilsher Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. From Wiltshire, which see.

1653. Married — John Cane and Marye Wilshire: St. Michael, Cornhill.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Wiltshire, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Corruptions of Wiltshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Wilshaw; a location name in Staffordshire, Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

From Wilshaw; a location name in Staffordshire, Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Wilsher Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wilsher is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilsher? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wilsher is the 197,788th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 3,444,020 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Wilsher are found; 70 percent are found in Northern Europe and 69 percent are found in British Isles. Wilsher is also the 1,911,214th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 30 people.

Wilsher is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 1,334 people, or 1 in 41,768. In England it is most common in: Essex, where 18 percent are found, Greater London, where 18 percent are found and Bedfordshire, where 6 percent are found. Besides England this last name occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Wales, where 6 percent are found.

Wilsher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wilsher has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Wilsher surname expanded 276 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 629 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 694 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wilsher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wilsher last name are 7.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.61% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wilsher earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 64.94% more than the national average, earning 570,836 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 133.02% more than the national average, earning R 553,740 per year; in United States they earn 11.63% more than the national average, earning $48,167 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.31% less than the national average, earning $40,088 CAD per year.

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