Wiltshire Surname

27,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Barbados

Wiltshire Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'from Wiltshire.' This surname has now many forms; v. Willsher, Wilsher, &c.; compare Darbyshire, Cheshire, Kentish, Cornish, &c.

Hunfridus de Wilechier, 7 Henry II: Pipe Roll.

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Wiltshire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7,8281:7,1181,036
United States4,1161:88,0619,919
Australia2,1751:12,4121,811
Canada9981:36,9194,687
South Africa8381:64,6518,126
Wales7231:4,280466
Barbados4371:658177
New Zealand4021:11,2641,965
Jamaica3611:7,950924
Trinidad and Tobago3231:4,223694
Belize1371:2,595545
Scotland1361:39,3663,718
Dominica1111:684160
Guyana931:8,1961,310
Brazil521:4,116,814111,429
United States Virgin Islands471:2,348405
Antigua and Barbuda441:2,254360
Northern Ireland381:48,5544,148
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
France321:2,075,710171,237
Spain311:1,508,13046,256
Nicaragua271:223,0032,652
Saint Kitts and Nevis251:2,208356
Ireland241:196,2068,013
Costa Rica211:227,6222,745
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Grenada161:6,783683
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines151:7,511719
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
India71:109,580,769786,157
British Virgin Islands51:6,319600
Malta41:107,5681,849
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Saint Lucia31:59,5942,472
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland271:164,0698,499
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,7681:6,469997
Wales2111:7,433474
Scotland141:267,3738,913
Jersey91:5,7651,004
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2951:170,23315,362

Wiltshire (59) may also be a first name.

Wiltshire Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'from Wiltshire.' This surname has now many forms; v. Willsher, Wilsher, &c.; compare Darbyshire, Cheshire, Kentish, Cornish, &c.

Hunfridus de Wilechier, 7 Henry II: Pipe Roll.

Michael de Wyltesire, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Wyltesyre, Somerset, ibid.

Roger de Wilteschire, Salop, ibid.

Almaric de Wilteshire, 1313. Writs of Parliament.

Richard Wilteshire. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

John Wiltsheere, 1680: Reg. St. Mary Aldermary (London).

1794. Married — William Wiltshire and Ann Hazell: St. George, Hanover Square ii. lot).

1798. — Isaac Wiltshear and Sarah Dalloway: ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Wiltshire, the Anglo-Saxon Wiltún scir; from the town Wiltún: v. Wilton (Wilts).

Roger de Wilteschire.—Hundred Rolls Cp. Wilsher(e.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Local. A county in England; Welsh, gwyllt, a wild, forest, a desert, and shire, a division, a county.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

The county.

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

Wiltshire Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wiltshire is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wiltshire.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiltshire? popularity and diffusion

It is the 27,879th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 378,004 people. The surname Wiltshire is primarily found in Europe, where 46 percent of Wiltshire reside; 46 percent reside in Northern Europe and 45 percent reside in British Isles. Wiltshire is also the 1,282,666th most frequently held forename on earth, borne by 59 people.

This surname is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 7,828 people, or 1 in 7,118. In England Wiltshire is primarily found in: Greater London, where 15 percent reside, Gloucestershire, where 8 percent reside and Hampshire, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account England Wiltshire occurs in 61 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Wiltshire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wiltshire has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Wiltshire surname grew 208 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,395 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 343 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 971 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 11 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wiltshire Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Wiltshire are 4.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.32% registered with the party.

The amount Wiltshire earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 33.22% more than the national average, earning R 316,572 per year; in United States they earn 3.52% more than the national average, earning $44,666 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.64% more than the national average, earning $54,968 CAD per year.

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Wiltshire Reference & Research

Wiltshire DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Wiltshire FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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