Willard is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Willard
No. of characters: 7
Origin: England
Meaning:

Variant form of the Gillard. Probably one of the many modifications of William.

Willard is the variant of the Gillard. The gay or blithe person; descendant of Gaillard meaning "gay".

Descendant of Wilhead meaning "resolute, brave".

William.

Willard is the variation of the Wellard. The same as Willard - This family, whose chief habitat is, and has been from the XIII century, East Sussex and Kent, have a tradition of Norman descent. The name, it is said, was originally Viliard. Wielard, or Wilard, was a personal name, and it is found in the names of many places, as Wylerdsley, Wyllardssey, Willardby, Willardesham, Willardestone, etc. In Domesday, we find the forms Wielardus, Wilardus, Wluard, Wluuard, and Wlward. The last mentioned occurs in Kent, the county from which the numerous Willards of America deduce themselves. For many speculations on the origin of the name and family.

This family, whose chief habitat is, and has been from the XIII century, East Sussex and Kent, have a tradition of Norman descent. The name, it is said, was originally Viliard. Wielard, or Wilard, was a personal name, and it is found in the names of many places, as Wylerdsley, Wyllardssey, Willardby, Willardesham, Willardestone, etc. In Domesday, we find the forms Wielardus, Wilardus, Wluard, Wluuard, and Wlward. The last mentioned occurs in Kent, the county from which the numerous Willards of America deduce themselves. For many speculations on the origin of the name and family.

The family name is the variant form of Woollard. 1. Probably the same as Willard. 2. Wulfhard, an Anglo-Saxon personal name.

Surname is the variation of Woollett. Probably the same as Willett.

How popular is Willard?

Willard is common in United States, Malawi, Canada, England, South Africa, Australia, Netherlands, France, Zimbabwe.

Willard is ranked 14221 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Willard bearers increased by 0.8 per cent in 2010 US census to 21352 since 2000, the surname slipped by 133 spots and ranked at 1690. The last name was found in around 7 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 89.88 91.61
Black 4.6 4.33
Hispanic or Latino 2.1 1.18
Others 1.78 1.48
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.14 1.08
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.49 0.32
Willard is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Malawi is ahead in terms of density. Around 39176 people have been found who wears Willard as their family name. Willard is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Willard:
1,545 United States29,158
Countries with thousands of Willard:
580 Malawi4,078
3,203 Canada1,564
5,173 England1,388
6,033 South Africa1,143
Countries with hundreds of Willard:
6,985 Australia471
8,957 Netherlands323
36,380 France283
9,387 Zimbabwe248
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
8,836 New Zealand81
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
13,903 Norway50
18,471 Peru34
22,987 Sweden30
8,773 Wales27
143,912 Germany26
157,830 Philippines25
57,034 Malaysia22
21,940 Denmark19
13,856 Singapore17
49,801 Austria16
63,354 Belgium15
41,789 Mexico11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
728,828 India8
476,604 Thailand8
63,315 Switzerland8
405,029 Brazil8
520,071 Indonesia7
2,111 United States Virgin Islands7
28,047 Scotland6
51,993 United Arab Emirates6
11,702 China6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Farmer P.C. Willard from Ireland aboard the Devonshire from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 32 years old when he arrived in USA on April 10, 1846. 19 years old Jos. Willard, are others that migrated to US.

From Germany

8 years old Carl Willard who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on June 17, 1852 by Prince Arthur put out from Havre. Caroline Willard, Christ. Willard, aged 10, 46 years old Christ. Willard, 6 years old Louis Willard, Sophie Willard, Farmer Joseph Willard, August Willard (28) Farmer, Jacob Willard (15) Farmer, and 13 other Willard around 50% of whom were farmer while others worked as merchant migrated to US.

Willard Namesakes

  • Emma Willard, American women's rights activist
  • Barbara Willard, British novelist best
  • Huntington Willard, American geneticist
  • Aimee Willard, college lacrosse player
  • Benjamin Willard, Benjamin Willard, Jr
  • Nancy Willard,
  • Dallas Willard, American philosopher also
  • Fred Willard, American actor, comedian, voice actor and writer
  • Frances Willard, American educator, temperance reformer
  • Jess Willard, world heavyweight boxing champion known as the Pottawatomie Giant
  • Joseph Willard, American Congregational clergyman and academic
  • Alexander Hamilton Willard, blacksmith
  • Atom Willard, American drummer
  • Solomon Willard, carver and builder in Massachusetts
  • Archibald Willard, American painter
  • Rod Willard, Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger
  • Samuel Willard, colonial clergyman
  • Ken Willard, four-time Pro-Bowler with the San Francisco 49ers
  • Ralph Willard, American former basketball coach
  • Ashbel P. Willard, was state senator, the 12th Lieutenant Governor
  • Aaron Willard, entrepreneur, an industrialist
  • Robert F. Willard, retired United States Navy admiral
  • Jerry Willard, American former professional baseball catcher
  • Daniel Willard, railroad executive best known as the president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
  • Edward Smith Willard, English actor
  • John Willard, was one of the people executed for witchcraft
  • George Willard, politician and newspaperman
  • Charles Arthur Willard, American argumentation and rhetorical theorist
  • Kevin Willard, American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at Seton Hall University
  • Charles W. Willard, American politician, lawyer and newspaper editor
  • Joseph Edward Willard, Virginia politician, prominent philanthropist
  • Cody Willard, American investor

Willard Namesakes

  • Emma Willard, American women's rights activist
  • Barbara Willard, British novelist best
  • Huntington Willard, American geneticist
  • Aimee Willard, college lacrosse player
  • Benjamin Willard, Benjamin Willard, Jr
  • Nancy Willard,
  • Dallas Willard, American philosopher also
  • Fred Willard, American actor, comedian, voice actor and writer
  • Frances Willard, American educator, temperance reformer
  • Jess Willard, world heavyweight boxing champion known as the Pottawatomie Giant
  • Joseph Willard, American Congregational clergyman and academic
  • Alexander Hamilton Willard, blacksmith
  • Atom Willard, American drummer
  • Solomon Willard, carver and builder in Massachusetts
  • Archibald Willard, American painter
  • Rod Willard, Canadian retired professional ice hockey left winger
  • Samuel Willard, colonial clergyman
  • Ken Willard, four-time Pro-Bowler with the San Francisco 49ers
  • Ralph Willard, American former basketball coach
  • Ashbel P. Willard, was state senator, the 12th Lieutenant Governor
  • Aaron Willard, entrepreneur, an industrialist
  • Robert F. Willard, retired United States Navy admiral
  • Jerry Willard, American former professional baseball catcher
  • Daniel Willard, railroad executive best known as the president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
  • Edward Smith Willard, English actor
  • John Willard, was one of the people executed for witchcraft
  • George Willard, politician and newspaperman
  • Charles Arthur Willard, American argumentation and rhetorical theorist
  • Kevin Willard, American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at Seton Hall University
  • Charles W. Willard, American politician, lawyer and newspaper editor
  • Joseph Edward Willard, Virginia politician, prominent philanthropist
  • Cody Willard, American investor

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