Willet Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Willet Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Willet family

Profession Census Frequency
School 8
General Servant Domestic 4
Private Means 4
Labourer 3
Hospital Nurse 2
Assistant School Mistress 1
At School 1
Cookery Instructress L C C 1
Coppersmith Retired 1
Retired Tailor 1
Copper Smith 1
Charwoman 1
Laundress 1
Father Chemist And Druggist 1
Seaman 1
Nurse (domestic) 1
Miner Hewer 1
Motor Sheet Metal Worker 1
Boarding House Keeper 1
Domestic Servant (housemaid) 1
Farm Labourer 1
Shepherd 1
Royal Garrison Artillery Major 1
Coal Merchants Clerk 1
Journalist 1

Willet Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Willett 86% 17,322
2 Willet 100% 1,482
3 Wallet 83% 608
4 Willitt 71% 438
5 Willot 83% 187
6 Woollet 71% 140
7 Willat 83% 117

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The surname Willet is the 2nd most popular variant of Willett.

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