Find out how popular the last name Willmon is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Willmon.

Willmon, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Willmon surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Willmon in America

Willmon is the 22012th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Willmon surname appeared 1,178 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Willmon.

We can also compare 2010 data for Willmon to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Willmon

The surname Willmon has its origins in England, potentially dating back to the medieval period. It is likely a variant of the surname Willman, which itself is believed to derive from the Old English personal name Wilmot, a diminutive form of the name William. This suggests that the surname initially indicated "son of Wilmot."

The name Willmon is believed to have been most common in the regions of England known for agricultural communities, where surnames often denoted personal characteristics or relationships. Variants such as Wilman, Willmann, and Willeman indicate the surname's connection to Old High German and Anglo-Saxon roots, where "Will" derives from "Wil," meaning "will" or "desire," and "man" signifies "man" or "servant."

Historical records referencing the surname Willmon are sparse as it does not appear in early documents like the Domesday Book of 1086, which suggests that the name could have been a variation that arose several centuries later. The earliest recorded examples of this surname appear in parish registers and land documents from the 16th century onward.

One notable individual bearing the surname Willmon was Richard Willmon, born in 1574, who was recorded in the parish registers of Worcester. Another early record includes Thomas Willmon, who lived in the early 17th century and appears in the land records of Sussex around 1625. These early records highlight the spread of the surname in rural areas of England.

Lydia Willmon, born in 1732 in Gloucestershire, is another example of the surname appearing in historical documents. James Willmon, born in 1778, was documented in London’s apprentice records, indicating the name's presence in urban centers by the late 18th century. Meanwhile, Sarah Willmon, born in 1804, appears in the records of Lancashire, showing the continued use and spread of the surname in northern England.

In the 19th century, the surname began to appear more frequently in public records, suggesting a growing recognition and establishment of the Willmon family name. William Willmon, an emigrant to the United States in the early 1800s, is an example of the transatlantic migration that many families undertook during this period.

The spelling of place names associated with the Willmon surname, such as Willmington in Devon or Willingham in Cambridgeshire, although not directly linked, reflect the phonetic similarities and the likely variations that contributed to the modern surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Willmon

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Willmon.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Willmon was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Willmon has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Willmon was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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