Whealdon Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

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

Whealdon Surname Definition:

Local. (Cornish British) A place where mines are worked. Wheal is frequently applied to signify a mine, and dun or din, a hill.

Whealdon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1951:1,858,764121,141
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Whealdon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local. (Cornish British) A place where mines are worked. Wheal is frequently applied to signify a mine, and dun or din, a hill.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

The Whieldons or Wheeldons of Staffordshire are mostly gathered together in the district of Stoke - on - Trent. Francis Wheeldon, gent., was an opulent farmer of Hounhill, Hanbury, in the latter half of last century (S.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Whealdon Last Name Facts

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

Whealdon is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whealdon? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,198,640th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Whealdon live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 195 people, or 1 in 1,858,764. In The United States it is most numerous in: Ohio, where 25 percent live, Washington, where 15 percent live and Minnesota, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live.

Whealdon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whealdon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Whealdon surname increased 513 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whealdon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Whealdon last name are 3.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.25% registered with the political party.

Whealdon earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.35% less than the national average, earning $37,819 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wheatldon940/
Wheldon931,424/
Whaldon932/
Wealdon930/
Wheeldon885,349/
Whieldon88651/
Wheildon88420/
Whelldon887/
Whheldon881/
Wheoldon881/
Whealdom881/
Whaeldon881/
Weldon8627,095/
Waldon866,785/
Welldon80199/
Weldone8050/
Whildon8018/
Weeldon804/
Walddon803/
Walldon803/
Weldonn802/
Wauldon802/
Waldoun801/
Weildon801/
Waldonc801/
Waldoon800/
Waldone800/
Weldojn800/
Waldgon800/
Welldone7562/
Whilldon756/
D'Weldon751/
Wheildan751/
Wealdand751/
Whildone750/
Waldhone750/
Baldon717,381/
Valdon711,133/
Waldan71930/
Wildon71349/
Waldun7180/
Weldan7152/
Wyldon7118/
Waldom714/
Wledon712/
Waldoń711/
Bahyeldon711/
Baildon67321/
Bayldon67181/
Baldoin67143/
Waldung6772/
Valdone6753/
Walldan6751/
Willdon675/
Baldoun674/
Wildone673/
Valdoin671/
Waldhom671/
Weldann671/
Vaildon671/
Baldoon671/
Balldon670/
Wilddon670/
Bauldon670/
Waldhousen670/
Waldune670/
Waldaan670/
Welldan670/
Balddon670/
Wheldam670/
Waldann670/

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