Willaughby Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 5
Dorset 8
Durham 1
Essex 1
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 1
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 24
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 4
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 1
Rutland 0
Shropshire 2
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 2
Sussex 3
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 2
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 3
Yorkshire 4

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Willaughby Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Willaughby family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 4
Army Of Navy Work Hand 2
Crane Driver 1
Green Grocer Assistant 1
House Parlour Domestic 1
Letter Carrier 1
Sampler 1
Shirt Ironer 1
Tailor Carman 1
Baker Pony Driver 1
Housekeeper Domestic 1
Music Professor 1
Singing Professor 1
Carpenter Joiner 1
Errand Boy ? 1
Labourer Brick Agent 1
Brewers Drayman 1
Fruiterer's Dealer 1
Retired Grocer 1
Surgeon's Clerk 1
Boot Maker 1
China Decorator Earth 1
Inmate 1
Market Carter 1
Baker Shop Keeper 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Willaughby

Name Census Frequency
William Willaughby 15
Mary Willaughby 14
John Willaughby 10
George Willaughby 7
Sarah Willaughby 7
Thomas Willaughby 7
Ann Willaughby 6
Elizabeth Willaughby 5
Catherine Willaughby 4
Charles Willaughby 4
Eliza Willaughby 4
Emily Willaughby 4
Albert Willaughby 3
Annie Willaughby 3
Edward Willaughby 3
Emma Willaughby 3
Frank Willaughby 3
Henry Willaughby 3
James Willaughby 3
Joseph Willaughby 3
Robert Willaughby 3
Walter Willaughby 3
Arthur Willaughby 2
Bridget Willaughby 2
Charlotte Willaughby 2

Willaughby Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Willoughby 90% 16,174
2 Willaughby 100% 206
3 Welloughby 80% 186

Did you know?

The surname Willaughby is the 2nd most popular variant of Willoughby.

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