Wormleighton Surname

726,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wormleighton Surname Definition:

A parish in Warwickshire.

Wormleighton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3631:153,49314,593
Wales201:154,72710,755
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1751:139,28812,604
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wormleighton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A parish in Warwickshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Wormleightons take their name from a Warwickshire parish. In 1675 Humphrey Wormeleighton was granted by the master and poor brethren of Wigston's Hospital a tenement in Walton (N.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Wormleighton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wormleighton occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wormleighton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 726,304th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,218,865 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Wormleighton reside; 96 percent reside in Northern Europe and 96 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequent in England, where it is held by 363 people, or 1 in 153,493. In England it is mostly found in: Leicestershire, where 51 percent live, Greater London, where 9 percent live and Kent, where 6 percent live. Excluding England this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 5 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Wormleighton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wormleighton has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Wormleighton surname grew 207 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Worm-Leighton964/
Wormleiighton961/
Wormeleighton961/
Wormlighton960/
Wormlieghton920/
Wormleaton8240/
Wormleyton821/
Wormlayton730/
Wormladin670/
Werme Lodén521/

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