Windmill Surname

416,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 835 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Windmill Surname Definition:

From residence near one.

Windmill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5971:93,3309,998
Wales571:54,2904,971
Australia471:574,37741,856
Scotland411:130,5818,115
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
United States201:18,122,947588,089
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
China21:683,660,78330,601
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
France11:66,422,722504,397
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4741:51,4256,236
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Windmill (26) may also be a first name.

Windmill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From residence near one.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Windmill Last Name Facts

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

The surname Windmill is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Windmill? popularity and diffusion

It is the 416,572nd most numerous family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 8,727,600 people. The surname Windmill occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Windmill are found; 84 percent are found in Northern Europe and 83 percent are found in British Isles. Windmill is also the 2,084,397th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 26 people.

The surname is most common in England, where it is carried by 597 people, or 1 in 93,330. In England it is most common in: West Midlands, where 18 percent live, Greater London, where 8 percent live and Hertfordshire, where 7 percent live. Not including England it exists in 23 countries. It is also found in Wales, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Windmill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Windmill has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 126 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 713 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 125 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Windmill Last Name Statistics demography

Windmill earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 5.93% more than the national average, earning $52,630 CAD per year.

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