McWithy Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

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

McWithy Surname Definition:

McWITHY: The son of the weaver, from the Gaelic Mac, a son, and guithe. Cornish-British, a weaver. In the Welsh, gwehydd, a weaver, quethy, Cornish-British, to weave.

McWithy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

McWithy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

McWITHY: The son of the weaver, from the Gaelic Mac, a son, and guithe. Cornish-British, a weaver. In the Welsh, gwehydd, a weaver, quethy, Cornish-British, to weave.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

McWithy Last Name Facts

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

The surname McWithy is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of McWithy.

How Common Is The Last Name McWithy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name McWithy occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McWithy reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 75 percent live and Colorado, where 25 percent live.

McWithy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McWithy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McWithy last name decreased 84 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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