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Willey

in the US

There are 11,372 people with the last name "Willey" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Willey 2,452
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  1. is 2,448th most common Culp
  2. is 2,449th most common Markham
  3. is 2,450th most common Stockton
  4. is 2,451st most common Aleman
  5. is 2,452nd most common Willey
  6. is 2,453rd most common Gunderson
  7. is 2,454th most common Condon
  8. is 2,455th most common Snodgrass
  9. is 2,456th most common Dowdy

Most Common First Names for Willey

Robert, John, David, Richard, James, Michael, Mary, Charles, Linda, William

Meaning & History

English:

  • 1. habitational name from any of various places so named. Those in Cheshire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, and Warwickshire are named from an Old English wilig ‘willow’ + Old English lēah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’; one in Devon probably has Old English wīðig ‘willow’ as the first element, while one in Surrey has Old English wēoh ‘(pre-Christian) temple’.
  • 2. variant spelling of Willy 2.

    • FOREBEARS Isaac Willey is recorded in Boston, MA, in 1640, and went on to be one of the founders of New London, CT. His descendent Samuel Hopkins Willey (1821–1914) was one of the founders of the College of California at Berkeley in 1860.

    Recent Searches for "Willey" in the US

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