Wilstrop Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wilstrop Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilstrop Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:1,211,26256,182
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:477,94826,685

Wilstrop Last Name Facts

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

Wilstrop occurs most in England. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wilstrop click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilstrop? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,808,717th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Wilstrop are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 1,211,262. In England it is primarily concentrated in: North Yorkshire, where 43 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 43 percent reside and West Midlands, where 9 percent reside. Excluding England it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Wilstrop Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wilstrop has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Wilstrop surname fell 10 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willstrop94116/
Wilstrap881/
Welstrop880/
Wilstrout820/
Wilstra8083/
Wielstra75215/
Bilstra67128/
Bijlstra63344/
Billstra630/
Velstrap630/
Velstra53191/
Belstra53171/
Bylstra5327/
Vylstra531/
Blestra531/

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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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  • 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 Wilstrop
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