Wormsley Surname

597,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 521 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Wormsley Surname Definition:

A parish in co. Hereford.

Wormsley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4221:858,90765,342
England701:795,97243,050
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1121:217,63716,750
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:605,04440,538

Wormsley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A parish in co. Hereford.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Herefordshire.

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

Wormsley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wormsley is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wormsley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 597,433rd most commonly used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 13,987,612 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Wormsley are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 422 people, or 1 in 858,907. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Tennessee, where 25 percent live, Missouri, where 25 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Wormsley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wormsley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wormsley surname increased 508 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wormsley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wormsley surname are 11.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.23% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wormsley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.26% less than the national average, earning $38,722 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.13% less than the national average, earning $49,620 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whormsley9442/
Wormesley941/
Wormsly932/
Warmsley88427/
Wormesly881/
Wormsely881/
Woormsler821/
Warmsly803/
Warmsely753/
Warmslay750/
Barmsly670/
Warmslash591/
Warmessel591/

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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 Wormsley
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