Willett 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 35
Berkshire 15
Cambridgeshire 15
Channel Islands 5
Cheshire 119
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 15
Devon 14
Dorset 8
Durham 4
Essex 129
Gloucestershire 49
Hampshire 15
Herefordshire 17
Hertfordshire 15
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 80
Lancashire 97
Leicestershire 112
Lincolnshire 0
London 334
Middlesex 52
Northumberland 10
Norfolk 49
Northamptonshire 35
Nottinghamshire 20
Oxfordshire 61
Rutland 0
Shropshire 13
Suffolk 10
Somerset 20
Surrey 75
Sussex 241
Staffordshire 215
Warwickshire 41
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 15
Worcestershire 52
Yorkshire 21

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 2
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 1
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 20
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Willett Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Willett family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 376
Agricultural Labourer 65
Labourer 34
Nail Maker 21
Domestic Servant 20
General Servant 14
Dress Maker 13
Carpenter 12
Annuitant 11
Laundress 11
Straw Plaiter 10
Bricklayer 9
Servant 9
Blacksmith 9
Lace Maker 8
Shepherd 8
Grocer 7
Cook 7
General Servant Domestic 7
Ag Labourer 7
Milliner 7
Coal Miner 7
Brewer 6
Chain Maker 6
Painter 5

Most Frequent Forenames for Willett

Name Census Frequency
Mary Willett 949
William Willett 910
John Willett 877
Elizabeth Willett 711
Thomas Willett 621
Sarah Willett 618
George Willett 607
James Willett 442
Charles Willett 429
Henry Willett 377
Joseph Willett 347
Ann Willett 313
Emma Willett 281
Eliza Willett 277
Jane Willett 245
Ellen Willett 237
Frederick Willett 237
Edward Willett 233
Annie Willett 231
Samuel Willett 220
Arthur Willett 219
Alice Willett 207
Alfred Willett 206
Hannah Willett 204
Emily Willett 202

Willett Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Willett 100% 17,322
2 Woollett 75% 4,545
3 Willott 86% 2,516
4 Wallett 86% 1,746
5 Willet 86% 1,482
6 Woollatt 63% 1,240
7 Willatt 86% 1,104
8 Willitt 86% 438
9 Wollett 86% 350
10 Wellett 86% 274
11 Wollatt 71% 109

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The surname Willett is the most popular version of all its varients

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