Weller Surname
Approximately 58,160 people bear this surname
Weller Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the weller,' one who resided by a well, and probably plied the occupation of a Wellman, Waterman, or Waterleader, q. v. (compare Crossweller, Fielder, Crofter, Bridger, &c. Probably the last took toll for crossing the bridge).
Read More About This SurnameWeller Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23,237 | 1:15,598 | 1,982 |
| Germany | 18,240 | 1:4,414 | 510 |
| England | 7,784 | 1:7,158 | 1,042 |
| Australia | 2,986 | 1:9,041 | 1,341 |
| Canada | 1,578 | 1:23,350 | 3,175 |
| Brazil | 511 | 1:418,932 | 15,910 |
| Israel | 442 | 1:19,361 | 2,880 |
| Netherlands | 394 | 1:42,861 | 7,259 |
| France | 292 | 1:227,475 | 35,284 |
| New Zealand | 290 | 1:15,615 | 2,720 |
| Wales | 247 | 1:12,528 | 1,389 |
| Jamaica | 243 | 1:11,810 | 1,213 |
| Argentina | 224 | 1:190,819 | 15,892 |
| Switzerland | 162 | 1:50,697 | 6,704 |
| Hungary | 157 | 1:62,524 | 6,472 |
| South Africa | 152 | 1:356,432 | 32,570 |
| Thailand | 102 | 1:692,533 | 115,267 |
| Scotland | 101 | 1:53,008 | 4,503 |
| Spain | 99 | 1:472,243 | 24,257 |
| Austria | 78 | 1:109,172 | 15,555 |
| Ireland | 70 | 1:67,271 | 4,288 |
| Singapore | 56 | 1:98,352 | 4,171 |
| Aruba | 55 | 1:1,881 | 275 |
| Denmark | 49 | 1:115,198 | 10,655 |
| Guatemala | 49 | 1:328,218 | 4,622 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| United Arab Emirates | 42 | 1:218,149 | 14,475 |
| Northern Ireland | 38 | 1:48,554 | 4,148 |
| Indonesia | 37 | 1:3,574,303 | 189,798 |
| Liberia | 32 | 1:137,767 | 10,163 |
| Sweden | 23 | 1:428,120 | 30,474 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1:605,087 | 54,956 |
| Bermuda | 19 | 1:3,436 | 515 |
| Belize | 18 | 1:19,749 | 1,760 |
| Mexico | 18 | 1:6,895,900 | 33,734 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Colombia | 13 | 1:3,674,929 | 15,922 |
| Panama | 12 | 1:326,022 | 7,351 |
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:8,267 | 1,718 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 1:3,775,510 | 36,567 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 1:3,181,169 | 27,617 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Guinea | 2 | 1:5,916,908 | 2,656 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 15 | 1:295,324 | 11,912 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,312 | 1:5,653 | 858 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,427 | 1:9,253 | 1,175 |
Weller (676) may also be a first name.
Weller Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the weller,' one who resided by a well, and probably plied the occupation of a Wellman, Waterman, or Waterleader, q. v. (compare Crossweller, Fielder, Crofter, Bridger, &c. Probably the last took toll for crossing the bridge).
1683. Baptised — Cornelius, s. Thomas Weller: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1756. Married — Christian Weller and Ann Poll: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) 1 Dweller by a Well or Spring [Middle English welle, Old English w(i)ella + the agential suff. -ere] 2 for Willer, q.v.
(English) One who boils, probably a saltboiler, or one who casts metal; dweller at the spring or well.
(Ang. Saxon.) Wellere, a hollow or gulf. Probably the same as Waller (which see).
The Wellers of Dorking and its neighbourhood possess an old Surrey name. Andrew Weller was a Putney tradesman in the middle of the 17th century; and there were Wellers in the parishes of Horley and Cheam in the middle of last century (M.). Weller, the mayor of Guildford in 1778, had a namesake and probably a relative in his contemporary the rector of Guildford and East Clandon (M.). It may be that the Surrey Wellers are connected with or descended from the members of the old Kentish family of the same name who owned Kingsgate House, Rolvenden, in the reign of Charles I. and for several generations afterwards (Hasted's "Kent"). Probably to the Kentish Wellers belonged the Rev. Samuel Weller, rector of Sandridge, Kent, who after being a pupil at Reading school obtained a scholarship at St. John's College, Oxford, in 1700 (Coates' "Reading"). Tunbridge owned a family of the name last century (Hasted). In our own time the name of Weller is also found in Bucks. Burn, in his account of Henley - on - Thames, mentions a Mr. Hugh le Veller who resided in that town in the reign of Edward III., a circumstance which suggests the grave reflection that the dictum of Mr. Weller, senior, concerning the orthography of his name, was historically correct!.
Weller Demographics
Average Weller Salary in
United States
$46,055 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Weller Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weller Come From? nationality or country of origin
Weller is most common in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Weller? popularity and diffusion
The surname Weller is the 9,713th most frequent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 125,302 people. The surname Weller is predominantly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Weller live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. Weller is also the 318,733rd most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 676 people.
Weller is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 23,237 people, or 1 in 15,598. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 10 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Maryland, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 91 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 31 percent reside and England, where 13 percent reside.
Weller Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Weller has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Weller last name expanded 428 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 181 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 4,117 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,263 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 467 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Weller Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Weller last name is primarily Catholic (60%) in Ireland.
In The United States Weller are 18.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.55% registered with the political party.
The amount Weller earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 148.04% more than the national average, earning R 589,440 per year; in Colombia they earn 89.87% more than the national average, earning $43,105,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.73% more than the national average, earning $46,055 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.85% more than the national average, earning $52,590 CAD per year.
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Weller Reference & Research
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