Wearmouth Surname

282,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,362 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Wearmouth Surname Definition:

(Celtic + English) belonging to Wear- mouth [v. under Wear (Celtic), and + Old English múða, river-mouth]

Wearmouth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7201:77,3868,712
United States2731:1,327,68892,627
Canada1541:239,25722,811
New Zealand801:56,6048,933
Australia771:350,59429,558
Scotland331:162,2379,329
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Jersey71:14,1722,872
British Virgin Islands21:15,797839
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4091:59,5976,988
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Wearmouth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic + English) belonging to Wear- mouth [v. under Wear (Celtic), and + Old English múða, river-mouth]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wearmouth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wearmouth is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wearmouth? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 282,966th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,350,621 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Wearmouth reside; 57 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most frequent in England, where it is held by 720 people, or 1 in 77,386. In England it is primarily found in: Durham, where 34 percent are found, Tyne and Wear, where 10 percent are found and North Yorkshire, where 9 percent are found. Besides England this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.

Wearmouth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wearmouth has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Wearmouth last name grew 176 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 975 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wearmouth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wearmouth surname are 13.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.34% registered with the party.

The amount Wearmouth earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.72% more than the national average, earning $46,482 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.95% more than the national average, earning $51,646 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Warmouth94377/
Wermouth9439/
Wearmoth940/
Wearmuth940/
Weirmouth891/
Whermouth890/
Warmuth884,053/
Wermuth883,460/
Warmoth88812/
Wermout884/
Vermouth8277/
Barmouth825/
Wermuthh822/
Wermmuth821/
Warmmoth821/
Wermauth821/
Warmmuth820/
Warmhout820/
Weirmuth820/
Wermut8026/
Warmut808/
Wermot803/
Warmot800/
Warmhoudt781/
Wourmouth780/
Warmath75548/
Vermuth7558/
Vermout7549/
Bermuth7529/
Varmuth7512/
Wermuht758/
Barmuth751/
Wermudt751/
Varmoth751/
Barmoth750/
Barmout750/
Warmoch750/
Wermosh750/
Warmuthová742/
Wermuthová741/
Warmo71124/
Warmusch717/
Wermo714/
Wermu712/
Barmooth711/
Vermauth711/
Wearmate711/
Vermooth710/
Barmou677,862/
Warmuz671,254/
Vermot671,178/
Warmah67329/
Warmui67102/
Vermut6792/
Barmut6755/
Bermut6737/
Wermat6734/
Bermou6730/
Varmoh6720/
Bermot6715/
Warmat6712/
Warmue6712/
Wermos6711/
Varmou679/
Vermou678/
Varmut677/
Whermo676/
Wairmu675/
Warmuś675/
Barmot673/
Warmatsch671/
Wermah671/
Vermoh671/
Varmot671/
Wermuz671/
Warmha671/
Vermuh671/
Waermo671/
Wirmuh671/
Bermoh671/
Bermuh671/
Bourmouth670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wearmouth
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