How common is the surname Willoughby?

16,111 people in the United States had the surname Willoughby in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 19,164 Americans. It ranked 2,257th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Willoughby?

Sam Willoughby, Australian bicycle motocross racer, followed by Tim Willoughby.

Where is the surname Willoughby most common?

Wikidata records people named Willoughby in Australia and the United States.

Is the surname Willoughby getting more or less common?

More common. 15,622 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,111 in 2010, up 3.1%.

Is Willoughby also a first name?

Yes. Willoughby is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Willoughby

An English place surname, carried by 16,111 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex W421 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Willoughby is more common than 98.6% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Old English weliġ (“willow”) and Old Norse byr (“settlement”).

Willoughby is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 16,111 people named Willoughby in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 19,164 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 15,622.

#2,257

rank among US surnames

16,111

people in 2010

5.5

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #2,130)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,249	London	16,195	19,064
#2,250	Adame	16,193	19,067
#2,251	Bynum	16,166	19,098
#2,252	Farias	16,153	19,114
#2,253	Brannon	16,136	19,134
#2,254	Cazares	16,134	19,136
#2,255	Brenner	16,114	19,160

Who is named Willoughby

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

83% of people named Willoughby identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Willoughbys

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sam Willoughby
Australian bicycle motocross racer, born 1991
Tim Willoughby
Australian rower, yachtsman and investment banker (1954–2008)
Kim Willoughby
American volleyball player, born 1980

Notable Willoughbys come mostly from Australia (2) and the United States (1).

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Willoughby come from?: From Old English weliġ (“willow”) and Old Norse byr (“settlement”).
How common is the surname Willoughby?: 16,111 people in the United States had the surname Willoughby in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 19,164 Americans. It ranked 2,257th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Willoughby?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Willoughby identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Willoughby?: Sam Willoughby, Australian bicycle motocross racer, followed by Tim Willoughby.
Where is the surname Willoughby most common?: Wikidata records people named Willoughby in Australia and the United States.
What type of surname is Willoughby?: Willoughby is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Willoughby getting more or less common?: More common. 15,622 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,111 in 2010, up 3.1%.
Is Willoughby also a first name?: Yes. Willoughby is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.