Wiltshaw Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wiltshaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiltshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England781:714,33440,171
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330

Wiltshaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wiltshaw is most common in England. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wiltshaw.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiltshaw? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,091,648th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. Wiltshaw is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Wiltshaw reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 714,334. In England it is most prevalent in: Staffordshire, where 69 percent reside, Cheshire, where 21 percent reside and Somerset, where 8 percent reside. Outside of England this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 1 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Wiltshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wiltshaw has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Wiltshaw last name increased 170 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willett-Shaw801/
Weltschew7111/
Waltschew715/
Waltschiw711/
Wyltschew711/
Wilchow6712/

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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
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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 Wiltshaw
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