Womack Surname

14,319th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,930 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Womack Surname Definition:

Evidently a south-eastern counties' name, probably local.

Henry Womock, vicar of Great Ellingham, Norfolk, 1601: History of Norfolk.

1770. Married — James Womack and Ann Summers: St. George, Hanover Square.

Womack Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States37,4941:9,6671,169
England1,0341:53,8866,568
Australia1141:236,80422,158
Canada771:478,51441,057
Micronesia401:2,656477
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Scotland191:281,78013,396
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Panama101:391,2268,067
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Guam81:20,0153,029
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominica11:75,891912
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5241:46,5185,765
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8771:17,4552,222

Womack (87) may also be a first name.

Womack Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Evidently a south-eastern counties' name, probably local.

Henry Womock, vicar of Great Ellingham, Norfolk, 1601: History of Norfolk.

1770. Married — James Womack and Ann Summers: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English), found A.D. 1600 as Womock, seems to mean Hollow Oak (from residence thereby) [Old English wamb, womb, hollow, cavity +'ác, oak-tree]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

In the Domesday Book, Wimarch, Wimer; a personal name.

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

Womack Last Name Facts

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

Womack is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Womack? popularity and diffusion

Womack is the 14,319th most frequent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 187,196 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Womack are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Womack is also the 1,024,927th most frequently used forename internationally, held by 87 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 37,494 people, or 1 in 9,667. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 17 percent are found, Georgia, where 10 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States it is found in 43 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Womack Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Womack has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Womack surname increased 1,303 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 197 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 633 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Womack Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Womack are 14.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Womack earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 9.58% less than the national average, earning R 214,872 per year; in United States they earn 5.87% less than the national average, earning $40,614 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.02% more than the national average, earning $58,636 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wommack921,706/
Womacks92354/
Woomack9219/
Whomack9219/
Wosmack924/
Womackh921/
Womaack921/
Woemack920/
Woumack920/
Womak9145/
Whommack863/
Woommack861/
Womack's861/
Wamack83254/
Womock8329/
Vomack833/
Wosmak832/
Womatk831/
Womakc831/
Womadk831/
Wommac830/
Wommak830/
Womask830/
Wammack77526/
Bomhack7730/
Wommock779/
Wamacks776/
Waumack771/
Wamauck770/
Wamak7377/
Wemak733/
Womok731/
Womacque716/
Vosmak6796/
Wamock6752/
Hwamak6728/
Vomackova678/
Wamake678/
Vomock678/
Bömack673/
Whamak672/
Boğmak671/
Bojmak671/
Bomock671/
Wasmak671/
Boomak671/
Wemock671/
Womaig671/
Wammac670/
Wommok670/
Wammak670/
Bamack670/

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Womack Reference & Research

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

Womack 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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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Womack
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