Wimsey Surname
Approximately 153 people bear this surname
Wimsey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 71 | 1:784,761 | 42,668 |
| United States | 43 | 1:8,429,278 | 367,833 |
| Ireland | 33 | 1:142,695 | 6,688 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 34 | 1:130,290 | 7,484 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 41 | 1:1,224,846 | 68,768 |
Wimsey (17) may also be a first name.
Wimsey Demographics
Wimsey Political Affiliation
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Wimsey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wimsey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wimsey occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wimsey? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,415,499th most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Wimsey live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in British Isles. Wimsey is also the 2,694,839th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 17 people.
It is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 784,761. In England it is mostly found in: Greater Manchester, where 28 percent are found, Lincolnshire, where 24 percent are found and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account England Wimsey exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Ireland, where 22 percent are found.
Wimsey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wimsey has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Wimsey surname grew 1,183 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 105 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 3 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Wimsey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Wimsey surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the party.
Wimsey earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.87% less than the national average, earning $31,987 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whimsey | 92 | 6 | / |
| Wimsy | 91 | 1 | / |
| Winsey | 83 | 129 | / |
| Wimset | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wimcey | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wimses | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wimsie | 83 | 0 | / |
| Bimsey | 83 | 0 | / |
| Wimsee | 83 | 0 | / |
| Wimsett | 77 | 646 | / |
| Weimser | 77 | 1 | / |
| Winnsey | 77 | 0 | / |
| Whimzey | 77 | 0 | / |
| Whimmsy | 77 | 0 | / |
| Winse | 73 | 111 | / |
| Winsy | 73 | 10 | / |
| Wimsa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bimsy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wumsy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vimse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wimge | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bimse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wemse | 73 | 0 | / |
| Whimsett | 71 | 8 | / |
| Whimsies | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wimsetts | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wincey | 67 | 105 | / |
| Winzey | 67 | 96 | / |
| Winsze | 67 | 63 | / |
| Winsoe | 67 | 52 | / |
| Winsea | 67 | 28 | / |
| Wimzie | 67 | 17 | / |
| Winsie | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vinsey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wensey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Winseh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Winnse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woimge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wimsat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Binsey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiense | 67 | 1 | / |
| Winshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bemsey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wymsay | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wimsah | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wuinse | 67 | 0 | / |
| Winshy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bimsse | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Wimsey
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