Wormull Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Chile

Wormull 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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Wormull Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England581:960,65648,451
Chile341:518,13213,148
United States71:51,779,848968,877
France31:22,140,907385,998
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234

Wormull 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

From Wormhill; a location name in Derbyshire.

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

Average Wormull Salary in
United States

$21,083 USD

Per year
Rank:
1,104,180 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
7.41623E-7
Rank: 1,139,495 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
48.86%
Sample size: 3 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Wormull Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wormull occurs most in England. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wormull? popularity and diffusion

Wormull is the 1,828,462nd most commonly held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Wormull are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in British Isles.

Wormull is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 960,656. In England Wormull is most prevalent in: Essex, where 31 percent live, Greater London, where 26 percent live and Hampshire, where 24 percent live. Excluding England this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Wormull Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wormull has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Wormull last name expanded 363 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wormull Last Name Statistics demography

Wormull earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.14% less than the national average, earning $21,083 USD per year.

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