Wormall Surname

709,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wormall Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Wormhill,' a chapelry in the parish of Tideswell, Derbyshire.

Roger de Wormhyll, Close Rolls, 3 Henry V.

(2) 'Of Wonnwall.'

Alex, de Wormwall, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Wormall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3761:148,18614,202
Australia281:964,13257,058
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1871:130,35012,089
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Wormall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Wormhill,' a chapelry in the parish of Tideswell, Derbyshire.

Roger de Wormhyll, Close Rolls, 3 Henry V.

(2) 'Of Wonnwall.'

Alex, de Wormwall, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

As the Lancashire Aspinwall became Aspinall, so Wormwall would become Wormall, &c.

1730. Married — William Batt and Grace Wormell: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) 1 belonging to Wormenhall (Bucks), a.d. 1303-4 Wormhale, a.d. 1199- 1200 Wormehall, Domesday Wermelle = Wurma’s Hall [the Anglo-Saxon pers. name is from wurm, serpent, dragon + h(e)all, hall] 2 belonging to Worm[iill (Derby), 15th cent. Wormhyll = the Snake-Hill [Old English wurm, snake + hyll] There is also a Worm Hill in Devon.

3 conf. with Wormald, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wormall Last Name Facts

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

Wormall is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wormall.

How Common Is The Last Name Wormall? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 709,895th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 17,645,390 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Wormall live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 92 percent live in British Isles.

It is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 376 people, or 1 in 148,186. In England Wormall is most frequent in: Nottinghamshire, where 20 percent live, Lincolnshire, where 16 percent live and West Midlands, where 8 percent live. Barring England this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Wormall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wormall has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Wormall surname expanded 201 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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