Withers Surname
Approximately 31,595 people bear this surname
Withers Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wither.' Lower writes: 'Wither occurs in Domesday as a tenant prior to that census.' The surname constantly appears in the Hundred Rolls, but always without prefix, suggesting that its origin is personal; compare Witherslack, Withersfield, Withersdale, Witherley, all parishes set down in Crockford.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15,197 | 1:23,851 | 3,003 |
| England | 7,838 | 1:7,109 | 1,033 |
| Australia | 4,412 | 1:6,119 | 891 |
| Canada | 1,213 | 1:30,376 | 3,967 |
| New Zealand | 826 | 1:5,482 | 885 |
| Wales | 598 | 1:5,175 | 568 |
| Scotland | 427 | 1:12,538 | 1,670 |
| South Africa | 340 | 1:159,346 | 17,918 |
| Northern Ireland | 259 | 1:7,124 | 1,247 |
| Thailand | 89 | 1:793,689 | 128,670 |
| Ireland | 76 | 1:61,960 | 4,107 |
| Brazil | 68 | 1:3,148,152 | 91,004 |
| French Polynesia | 25 | 1:11,232 | 2,339 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Isle of Man | 15 | 1:5,721 | 1,243 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:8,267 | 1,718 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 205 | 1:21,609 | 2,462 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,670 | 1:5,220 | 789 |
| Wales | 154 | 1:10,185 | 620 |
| Scotland | 91 | 1:41,134 | 3,094 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,328 | 1:15,090 | 1,934 |
Withers (91) may also be a first name.
Withers Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wither.' Lower writes: 'Wither occurs in Domesday as a tenant prior to that census.' The surname constantly appears in the Hundred Rolls, but always without prefix, suggesting that its origin is personal; compare Witherslack, Withersfield, Withersdale, Witherley, all parishes set down in Crockford.
Agnes Wyther, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Richard Wyther, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Simon Wvther, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Walter Wythor, Cambridgeshire ibid.
1590. Married — Jeames Wythers and Ann Graye: St. Michael, Cornhill.
Wither’s (Son): v. Wither.
(English) Dweller at the sign of the ram.
Wither occurs in Domesd. as a tenant prior to that census. Widderson may be a patronymical form. H.R. Wyther.
Robert Witer, Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Samuel Wither, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
From the Old Norse, Viðarr; from the Frisian, Withers; from the Flemish, Wittert; from the German, Wieder; in the Domesday Book, Wider, Widard; a personal name.$
Withers Demographics
Withers Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Withers Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Withers Come From? nationality or country of origin
Withers is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Withers? popularity and diffusion
The last name Withers is the 17,521st most widely held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 230,655 people. The last name Withers occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Withers reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Withers is also the 998,282nd most common first name worldwide It is held by 91 people.
The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 15,197 people, or 1 in 23,851. In The United States Withers is primarily found in: Texas, where 8 percent are found, North Carolina, where 7 percent are found and Illinois, where 5 percent are found. Excluding The United States Withers exists in 74 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 14 percent are found.
Withers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Withers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Withers surname expanded 457 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 168 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 388 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 469 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 63 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Withers Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Withers surname is primarily Anglican (45%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Withers surname are 12.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.26% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Withers earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 495.02% more than the national average, earning 2,059,250 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 45.89% more than the national average, earning R 346,692 per year; in United States they earn 0.73% less than the national average, earning $42,834 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.65% more than the national average, earning $53,483 CAD per year.
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