Womersley Surname

225,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,802 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Womersley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Womersley,' a parish near Pontefract, Yorkshire.

1789. Married — Edward Bunn and Hannah Womersley: St. George, Hanover Square.

Womersley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1741:47,4605,964
Australia2671:101,10711,415
United States1621:2,237,401140,088
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Scotland371:144,6988,671
Guernsey291:2,222539
Wales291:106,7088,358
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China21:683,660,78330,601
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9301:26,2103,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Womersley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Womersley,' a parish near Pontefract, Yorkshire.

1789. Married — Edward Bunn and Hannah Womersley: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Womersley (Yorks), the Domesday Wlmeresleia = WulfMÆr’s Lea [see under Woolmer; and + Old English leáh (Middle English ley), meadow]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in the W. Riding of Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Womersley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Womersley is found most frequently in England. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Womersley.

How Common Is The Last Name Womersley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 225,517th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 4,044,143 people. The surname Womersley occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Womersley are found; 71 percent are found in Northern Europe and 70 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 1,174 people, or 1 in 47,460. In England Womersley is most frequent in: West Yorkshire, where 54 percent are found, South Yorkshire, where 6 percent are found and North Yorkshire, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account England Womersley is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Womersley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Womersley has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Womersley surname rose 126 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 3,240 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Womersley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Womersley last name are 4.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.43% registered with the party.

The amount Womersley earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 41.22% less than the national average, earning 203,424 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 53.21% less than the national average, earning R 111,192 per year; in United States they earn 23.7% more than the national average, earning $53,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.76% less than the national average, earning $41,355 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whomersley9594/
Womersleys950/
Wommersley950/
Womersly943/
Womorsley890/
Wimer-Salley761/
Weimer Hussel551/

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