Surnames

UK surnames beginning with W

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#	Surname	1881 count	Modern count
1601	Willatts	61	75
1602	Worsnip	142	75
1603	Walk	129	74
1604	Walkin	48	74
1605	Whiddon	117	74
1606	Whitelegge	78	74
1607	Widd	79	73
1608	Walterson	89	72
1609	Weate	65	72
1610	Weatherhogg	72	72
1611	Welden	70	72
1612	Willgoose	101	72
1613	Westcombe	94	71
1614	Winkles	93	71
1615	Wischhusen	4	71
1616	Warminger	49	70
1617	Whybrew	101	70
1618	Woulds	109	70
1619	Wakem	107	69
1620	Walkes	26	69
1621	Warneford	67	69
1622	Wellon	45	69
1623	Wurr	51	69
1624	Walston	50	68
1625	Wankling	75	67
1626	Whiteaker	7	67
1627	Willgoss	40	67
1628	Warrier	50	66
1629	Weisberg	13	66
1630	Wellen	65	66
1631	Whitell	98	66
1632	Whittlesey	73	66
1633	Whurr	43	66
1634	Winer	20	66
1635	Wace	67	65
1636	Winsborrow	85	65
1637	Wortham	75	65
1638	Writer	25	65
1639	Watley	149	64
1640	Whittal	92	64
1641	Welsted	39	63
1642	Westen	40	63
1643	Wickerson	68	63
1644	Wimhurst	82	63
1645	Wormsley	116	63
1646	Worral	258	63
1647	Wroughton	91	63
1648	Woolland	176	62
1649	Wooten	153	62
1650	Walles	93	61
1651	Whatson	56	61
1652	Wheelock	75	61
1653	Wardroper	87	59
1654	Walland	87	58
1655	Whaler	111	58
1656	Wheeley	73	58
1657	Wolland	80	58
1658	Wolstenhulme	130	58
1659	Wooders	73	58
1660	Whithead	418	57
1661	Whitechurch	119	56
1662	Wilkieson	49	56
1663	Woolton	143	56
1664	Wallas	166	55
1665	Willsdon	41	55
1666	Wanklin	118	54
1667	Winnicott	82	54
1668	Woodhill	104	54
1669	Wyne	83	54
1670	Whalan	153	53
1671	Willians	66	53
1672	Winkfield	109	53
1673	Woodlands	113	53
1674	Worsencroft	83	53
1675	Wrightman	55	53
1676	Waley	48	51
1677	Whittamore	54	51
1678	Wickman	97	51
1679	Worsick	127	51
1680	Wrack	101	50
1681	Waddelow	61	49
1682	Wooll	98	49
1683	Wacker	58	48
1684	Withy	136	48
1685	Worfolk	86	48
1686	Warbutton	79	47
1687	Whittingstall	43	47
1688	Waiter	68	46
1689	Warre	104	46
1690	Wheatly	492	46
1691	Whybro	87	46
1692	Walworth	147	45
1693	Weatherell	100	45
1694	Weirs	28	45
1695	Westhorp	87	45
1696	Whilton	70	45
1697	Woody	73	45
1698	Walkers	32	44
1699	Wate	119	44
1700	Wetter	22	41