Wormleighton Surname
Approximately 400 people bear this surname
Wormleighton Surname Definition:
A parish in Warwickshire.
Wormleighton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 363 | 1:153,493 | 14,593 |
| Wales | 20 | 1:154,727 | 10,755 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 175 | 1:139,288 | 12,604 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Wormleighton Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A parish in Warwickshire.
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.).
Wormleighton Demographics
Average Wormleighton Salary in
England
£26,492
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worm-Leighton | 96 | 4 | / |
| Wormleiighton | 96 | 1 | / |
| Wormeleighton | 96 | 1 | / |
| Wormlighton | 96 | 0 | / |
| Wormlieghton | 92 | 0 | / |
| Wormleaton | 82 | 40 | / |
| Wormleyton | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wormlayton | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wormladin | 67 | 0 | / |
| Werme Lodén | 52 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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