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Surnames

UK surnames beginning with W

Browse UK surnames from the 1881 census and modern surname records. Surname pages show counts, origin facts, historical distribution, maps, first-name pairings and census detail.

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#Surname1881 countModern count
901Worner169226
902Worbey57225
903Wybrow304225
904Wajid0224
905Waud154224
906Warley200221
907Wheway199220
908Whiddett110220
909Whitcomb314220
910Wildridge103220
911Wegg187218
912Warrillow126217
913Whiskin73217
914Whitnell150217
915Wisely84217
916Winterson199216
917Woolmore129216
918Warton523215
919Welstead238215
920Wharfe103214
921Whenman107214
922Worster224214
923Wathall58213
924Whelton66213
925Wooltorton10213
926Waldren245212
927Whinney86212
928Whiter204212
929Wixey141212
930Woodruffe341212
931Whelpton180211
932Winner103211
933Wooderson174211
934Woolhead204211
935Warters191210
936Willman236210
937Wynnejones3210
938Wrixon76209
939Wyborn235209
940Wiliams178208
941Wollen106208
942Wegrzyn0207
943Whayman145207
944Woollen289207
945Walke179206
946Wickers153206
947Wieland66206
948Westray125205
949Waddicor210204
950Wesolowska0204
951Woolger220204
952Wolfson24203
953Woodington156203
954Woodiwiss79203
955Wardill118202
956Windross135202
957Windeatt82201
958Welborn162200
959Wellburn145200
960Woulfe19200
961Wyton119200
962Winterflood161199
963Woolls62199
964Weigh115198
965Wellbelove130198
966Westworth74198
967Whitehand99198
968Waywell156197
969Wharrier81197
970Whateley158197
971Winthrop77196
972Wadkin175195
973Wazir0194
974Webberley149194
975Win45194
976Waterer187193
977Whitely633193
978Woolfall193193
979Wyard100193
980Whent115192
981Wierzbicki0192
982Wildin99191
983Winzar94191
984Woodsford107191
985Wenden188190
986Whittard183190
987Willicombe133190
988Would155190
989Walbridge150189
990Walkerdine163189
991Whiten154189
992Wix268189
993Wyndham192189
994Wanklyn90188
995Wannop231187
996Whales163187
997Willy336187
998Wooder96187
999Waithe14186
1000Willets305186