Wilstead Surname

1,159,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Wilstead Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilstead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1821:1,991,533128,023
Wales141:221,03813,576
England81:6,964,757184,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Wilstead Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wilstead is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wilstead click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilstead? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,159,732nd most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 35,376,436 people. The last name Wilstead occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Wilstead live; 87 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Wilstead is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 182 people, or 1 in 1,991,533. In The United States Wilstead is most common in: Utah, where 41 percent live, Arizona, where 19 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Beside The United States this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 7 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Wilstead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wilstead has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wilstead last name increased 1,071 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 175 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it declined 74 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wilstead Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Wilstead surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Wilstead last name are 47.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 94.12% registered to vote for the party.

Wilstead earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.9% more than the national average, earning $46,128 USD per year.

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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
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