Weddington Surname

141,046th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Weddington Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Weddington (wet homestead), in Warwickshire.

Weddington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1501:115,06612,440
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3451:145,56113,608

Weddington (299) may also be a first name.

Weddington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Weddington (wet homestead), in Warwickshire.

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

Weddington Last Name Facts

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

The last name Weddington is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weddington? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 141,046th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,305,456 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Weddington reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 509,704th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 299 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 3,150 people, or 1 in 115,066. In The United States Weddington is most common in: North Carolina, where 10 percent reside, Tennessee, where 10 percent reside and Kentucky, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 0 percent reside and The Philippines, where 0 percent reside.

Weddington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Weddington has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Weddington last name expanded 913 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Weddington Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Weddington last name are 13.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.15% registered with the party.

Weddington earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.24% less than the national average, earning $41,320 USD per year.

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Footnotes

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