Willoughby is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 10 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Willoughby
No. of characters: 10
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Willoughby

How popular is Willoughby?

Willoughby is common in United States.

Willoughby is ranked 15466 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Willoughby bearers increased by 3.130201 per cent in 2010 US census to 16111 since 2000, the surname slipped by 127 spots and ranked at 2257. The last name was found in around 55 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 82.55 84.18
Black 11.94 11.48
Hispanic or Latino 2.08 1.21
Others 1.98 1.72
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9 0.86
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.56 0.56
Willoughby is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Belize is ahead in terms of density. Around 34012 people have been found who wears Willoughby as their family name. Willoughby is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
7,031 China6
2,720 South Korea3
46,068 Philippines3
1,219,338 India3
3,437 Sudan2
18,718 Thailand2
18,625 Japan2
65,594 Belgium2
147,165 Czech Republic2
9,185 Hong Kong2
7,191 Afghanistan1
42,479 Greece1
11,486 Estonia1
19,533 Uruguay1
897,276 Russia1
25,721 Egypt1
123,175 Tanzania1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
7,292 Vietnam1
6,820 Angola1
2,578 Guam1
4,942 Libya1
12,745 Luxembourg1
56,169 Mexico1
2,309 Monaco1
10,190 Bahrain1
9,591 Panama1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
21,562 Portugal1
692 Guinea1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
7,941 Guatemala1
1,433 Sierra Leone1
24,176 Qatar1
81,201 Switzerland1
8,371 Syria1
5,553 Taiwan1
14,373 Jordan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
20,318 United Arab Emirates46
95,259 Italy45
52,947 Netherlands31
32,811 Sweden29
23,443 Norway26
11,685 Singapore24
699 Isle of Man21
1,021 Malta21
4,313 Guyana17
29,040 Denmark15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
548 Barbados70
13,232 Chile63
133,875 France61
2,596 Trinidad and Tobago58
38,900 Spain56
Countries with hundreds of Willoughby:
1,563 New Zealand478
1,908 Ireland257
43,536 Germany235
3,168 Scotland203
361 Belize187
1,506 Jamaica178
1,670 Northern Ireland155
2,864 Wales135
Countries with thousands of Willoughby:
1,664 England4,748
6,884 Nigeria3,362
1,419 Australia2,239
3,401 Canada1,384
5,124 South Africa1,260
Countries with ten thousands of Willoughby:
2,175 United States18,553
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Margt. Willoughby was 20 years old when she migrated to USA during Irish famine on June 4, 1850. She lived in Ireland where she worked as immigrant and took London from Liverpool. Margt. Willoughby, Mary Willoughby (21) Workwoman, Henry Willoughby (29) Workman, Workman Isaac Willoughby, 24 years old Samuel Willoughby, Charles Willoughby (28) Glazier, are other Willoughby that migrated to US from Liverpool, Belfast and London.

Willoughby Namesakes

  • Addie Cauzette Willoughby, Rodney Crowell's mother
  • Albyric Drummond-Willoughby, 23rd Baron Willoughby de E, Baron Willoughby de Eresby
  • Sylvia Alfreda Willoughby Lee, Patrick Campbell, 3rd Baron Glenavy's ex-wife
  • Amea Willoughby, Author
  • Archa Willoughby Coit, Stockbroker
  • Howard Willoughby, Journalist
  • Bart Willoughby, Musician
  • Peregrine Bertie, 13th Baron Willoughby de Eresby, Baron Willoughby de Eresby
  • Peter Drummond-Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby, Baron Willoughby de Eresby
  • Cassandra Willoughby, Duchess of Chandos, Writer
  • In 2019 comedy film, B Negative, Louise Willoughby portrayed Kate.
  • Oti Willoughby characterized the pivotal character of Chaka in 2015 comedy movie Sizzler '77.
  • Chris Willoughby, from 0 comedy film Tracks, who played Chris.

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