Weathers Surname

27,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,625 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Weathers Surname Definition:

(English) One who tended wethers or sheep, a shepherd.

Weathers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States18,6351:19,4502,440
Jamaica3241:8,858995
Australia2221:121,60213,381
England2061:270,47621,309
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Wales41:773,63329,106
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Guam11:160,1214,893
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England851:286,76919,769
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8681:26,8843,299

Weathers (35) may also be a first name.

Weathers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who tended wethers or sheep, a shepherd.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Weathers Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Weathers Come From? nationality or country of origin

Weathers is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weathers? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 27,396th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 371,340 people. The surname Weathers is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Weathers reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,744,716th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 35 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 18,635 people, or 1 in 19,450. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 10 percent are found, Georgia, where 8 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname exists in 34 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 2 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Weathers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Weathers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Weathers last name increased 998 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 242 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 108 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Weathers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Weathers last name are 14.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.71% registered with the political party.

The amount Weathers earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6% less than the national average, earning $40,558 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.59% less than the national average, earning $46,905 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wheathers9418/
Weatherss942/
Weahthers941/
Wethers93340/
Wathers939/
Weathrs932/
Weaters930/
Weithers88296/
Whethers8855/
Wauthers8814/
Waithers8811/
Westhers885/
Weahters883/
Weatehrs882/
Wiethers882/
Waethers882/
Weatters881/
Watthers880/
Weuthers880/
Wethears880/
Whathers880/
Weathirs880/
Waters86141,535/
Weters865/
Withers8031,595/
Watters8027,071/
Wauters8012,212/
Waiters802,297/
Wieters80649/
Wetters80399/
Bethers80362/
Bathers8093/
Weiters8079/
Waeters8041/
Weyters8035/
Wythers8034/
Weuters8024/
Beaters8012/
Wuaters809/
Waûters805/
Wateers804/
Woeters803/
Watersd802/
Wheters802/
Watiers802/
Wwaters801/
Waterse801/
Weeters801/
Water's801/
Wayters801/
Vethers801/
Wethirs800/
Wasters800/
Whaters800/
Watrs773/
Weijters75362/
Westerås7595/
Whithers7592/
Weysters7544/
Whetters7541/
Weisters7530/
Westersø7526/
Waitters7510/
Witthers754/
Witheers752/
Huethers752/
Withiers752/
Withgers751/
Watterrs751/
Wattters751/
Wautters751/
Wouthers751/
Bathersh751/
Widthers750/
Viethers750/
Wisthers750/
Bauthers750/
Betthers750/
Washters750/
Weitters750/
Vaters71875/
Veters7189/
Weijsters7177/
Baters7145/
Beters7133/
Wyters7121/
Witers7116/
Vauthiers7115/
Watersová719/
Waitrs712/
Westrs712/
Wastrs711/
Watyrs711/
Waschters711/
Wautrs711/
Wators710/
Wattrs710/
Withrs710/
Wettrs710/
Wheitersh710/
Watars710/
Wouters6733,267/
Witters672,353/
Vetters671,479/
Betters671,431/
Bauters671,392/
Batters67905/
Vesters67846/
Whiters67709/
Vauters67151/
Vasters67107/
Beuters6756/
Whiteherse6744/
Wijters6727/
Veeters6711/
Baiters6710/
Withersová677/
Wihters675/
Bythers675/
Bithers674/
Vehters673/
Whiteherst672/
Betersh671/
Wytters671/
Witgers671/
Watears671/
Vatters671/
Vahters671/
Withersova671/
Wojters671/
Behters671/
Beeters671/
Veators670/
Withirs670/
Withars670/
Wattars670/
Wattors670/
Whithearse670/
Wuiters670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Weathers
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