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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| # | Surname | 1881 count | Modern count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Wylde | 615 | 1,119 |
| 302 | Wickenden | 679 | 1,103 |
| 303 | Webley | 623 | 1,102 |
| 304 | Weber | 381 | 1,100 |
| 305 | Whybrow | 591 | 1,082 |
| 306 | Wolf | 588 | 1,080 |
| 307 | Wisdom | 556 | 1,071 |
| 308 | Watterson | 337 | 1,070 |
| 309 | Willard | 782 | 1,065 |
| 310 | Wilsher | 495 | 1,065 |
| 311 | Whitford | 908 | 1,063 |
| 312 | Wetton | 644 | 1,062 |
| 313 | Waine | 742 | 1,060 |
| 314 | Wiley | 732 | 1,056 |
| 315 | Wearing | 915 | 1,055 |
| 316 | Wakeford | 1,026 | 1,047 |
| 317 | Wyles | 750 | 1,046 |
| 318 | Wanless | 517 | 1,045 |
| 319 | Wahid | 0 | 1,044 |
| 320 | Wolfenden | 1,402 | 1,038 |
| 321 | Woolgar | 1,069 | 1,038 |
| 322 | Wayne | 308 | 1,032 |
| 323 | Wrigglesworth | 763 | 1,029 |
| 324 | Worgan | 241 | 1,018 |
| 325 | Westall | 674 | 1,017 |
| 326 | Westbury | 814 | 1,015 |
| 327 | Whitwell | 884 | 1,012 |
| 328 | Wotton | 852 | 1,006 |
| 329 | Whitty | 419 | 1,001 |
| 330 | Winning | 673 | 997 |
| 331 | Wadey | 466 | 994 |
| 332 | Winwood | 511 | 989 |
| 333 | Warrilow | 526 | 987 |
| 334 | Walder | 705 | 984 |
| 335 | Wait | 1,519 | 981 |
| 336 | Wellman | 665 | 980 |
| 337 | Woolston | 518 | 977 |
| 338 | Wardrop | 683 | 975 |
| 339 | Womersley | 930 | 967 |
| 340 | Westgate | 507 | 966 |
| 341 | Wortley | 917 | 955 |
| 342 | Wraith | 436 | 953 |
| 343 | Wilmott | 1,008 | 951 |
| 344 | Worden | 844 | 950 |
| 345 | Whetton | 493 | 946 |
| 346 | Willcock | 1,093 | 939 |
| 347 | Walshaw | 800 | 934 |
| 348 | Whitmarsh | 639 | 927 |
| 349 | Winship | 612 | 924 |
| 350 | Wheelhouse | 677 | 920 |
| 351 | Whyatt | 751 | 920 |
| 352 | Witter | 307 | 915 |
| 353 | Wootten | 708 | 912 |
| 354 | Willsher | 563 | 910 |
| 355 | Warrender | 474 | 907 |
| 356 | Whittam | 1,099 | 907 |
| 357 | Waldock | 499 | 904 |
| 358 | Winsor | 901 | 902 |
| 359 | Wardman | 768 | 900 |
| 360 | Watkiss | 336 | 897 |
| 361 | Worthy | 731 | 884 |
| 362 | Westmoreland | 481 | 882 |
| 363 | Wagg | 698 | 879 |
| 364 | Wardlaw | 544 | 875 |
| 365 | Womack | 526 | 867 |
| 366 | Waddingham | 460 | 866 |
| 367 | Westgarth | 521 | 865 |
| 368 | Wiffen | 630 | 862 |
| 369 | Willows | 655 | 853 |
| 370 | Weiss | 160 | 852 |
| 371 | Wilder | 761 | 851 |
| 372 | Wraight | 774 | 848 |
| 373 | Wigham | 519 | 847 |
| 374 | Whatmore | 646 | 835 |
| 375 | Whiley | 474 | 834 |
| 376 | Woodroffe | 613 | 824 |
| 377 | Waudby | 212 | 821 |
| 378 | Wyer | 624 | 819 |
| 379 | Wemyss | 415 | 816 |
| 380 | Willmore | 546 | 816 |
| 381 | Witton | 607 | 814 |
| 382 | Willingham | 442 | 811 |
| 383 | Wardley | 743 | 809 |
| 384 | Wear | 948 | 806 |
| 385 | Wheaton | 614 | 805 |
| 386 | Winson | 599 | 803 |
| 387 | Wynter | 75 | 803 |
| 388 | Whitehall | 556 | 802 |
| 389 | Woolhouse | 653 | 798 |
| 390 | Wisniewska | 0 | 796 |
| 391 | Wolstencroft | 1,173 | 794 |
| 392 | Westwell | 601 | 791 |
| 393 | Woodard | 640 | 790 |
| 394 | Wibberley | 433 | 786 |
| 395 | Wyeth | 457 | 782 |
| 396 | Wellard | 600 | 781 |
| 397 | Wedderburn | 248 | 780 |
| 398 | Wetherell | 568 | 774 |
| 399 | Weatherhead | 859 | 768 |
| 400 | Winterton | 683 | 768 |