Wylson Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wylson Surname Definition:

= Wilson, q.v.

Wylson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:3,714,537119,675
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770

Wylson (529) may also be a first name.

Wylson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Wilson, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wylson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wylson occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wylson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wylson is the 3,798,600th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. Wylson is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Wylson reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 366,789th most frequent first name globally, borne by 529 people.

The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 3,714,537. In England it is mostly found in: Greater Manchester, where 67 percent reside, Greater London, where 13 percent reside and Cambridgeshire, where 7 percent reside. Excluding England this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Wylson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wylson has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Wylson last name rose 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wylson Last Name Statistics demography

Wylson earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $42,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wyllson927/
Whylson921/
Wlson91110/
Wilson831,701,599/
Welson832,024/
Vylson8319/
Wllson8313/
Bylson837/
Wylsen832/
Wlsion831/
Whlson831/
Wílson831/
Wylsom831/
Willson7734,958/
Wilsson77463/
Wellson77139/
Welshon7758/
Weelson7756/
Wielson7751/
Wuilson7737/
Wilsonn7726/
Wilsone7724/
Wilsoon7721/
Wilsion7711/
Weilson7710/
Wilsonh7710/
Whilson779/
Wwilson778/
Wilsoin774/
Wileson773/
Woilson773/
Weleson773/
Wilsonc772/
Wihlson772/
Wilshon772/
Whelson772/
Welsion772/
Wilsomn771/
Wijlson771/
Wailson771/
Hwilson771/
Wlleson771/
Welszon771/
Wuelson771/
Wilsjon771/
Welsonn771/
Wealson771/
Welsond771/
Wilhson771/
Wilscon770/
Wlsan731/
Blson731/
Wlsen730/
Willeson7149/
Willsone7144/
Willshon7130/
Willsson7119/
D'Wilson7118/
Wilhsson7118/
Willsion7115/
Welesson7110/
Welleson719/
Weulsoon717/
Wihlsson717/
Welshhon716/
Wilsonne715/
Wheelson713/
Willlson712/
Willsomn711/
Willsond711/
Wilsoung711/
Wilsonck711/
Wellsion711/
Wuillson711/
Welshone710/
Welshond710/
Whilsion710/
Willsoin710/
Welschon710/
Bilson677,297/
Belson672,516/
Vilson672,349/
Wilsan67473/
Wilsen67276/
Wilsom67238/
Uilson67227/
Velson6765/
Welsen6733/
Bleson6729/
Wilzon6726/
Wilsonová6719/
Whilleson679/
Uelson678/
Wilsun674/
Wilxon673/
Welsom671/
Welsan671/
Wilsonova671/
Wilsén671/
Wylcan671/
Wealshone670/
Willesson670/
Wilsoseen670/

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