Weatherall Surname

90,792nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Weatherall Surname Definition:

V. Wetherall.

Weatherall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5561:35,8094,709
United States1,2801:283,17126,355
Australia1,0701:25,2303,438
Canada7671:48,0395,831
New Zealand2911:15,5612,711
Northern Ireland911:20,2752,435
Scotland781:68,6395,330
Wales721:42,9804,139
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Isle of Man31:28,6073,614
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland411:108,0466,702
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5661:43,0665,401
Scotland141:267,3738,913
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2011:249,84420,715

Weatherall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Wetherall.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Wetheral (enclosure where sheep were kept), in Cumberland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A location name in Cambridgeshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Weatheralls of Notts are probably derived from the old Lincoln family of the name, members of which were mayors and sheriffs of that city in the 17th and 18th centuries (Stark's "Lincoln").

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

Weatherall Last Name Facts

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

The surname Weatherall occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Weatherall.

How Common Is The Last Name Weatherall? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 90,792nd most widely held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,381,002 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 39 percent of Weatherall live; 39 percent live in North America and 38 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Weatherall is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 1,556 people, or 1 in 35,809. In England Weatherall is most common in: Greater London, where 12 percent are found, South Yorkshire, where 6 percent are found and Kent, where 6 percent are found. Besides England this surname is found in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Australia, where 20 percent are found.

Weatherall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Weatherall has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 275 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 637 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 557 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 7,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Weatherall Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Weatherall last name is predominantly Presbyterian (37%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Weatherall surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.55% being registered with the political party.

The amount Weatherall earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 149.01% more than the national average, earning R 591,732 per year; in United States they earn 17.17% less than the national average, earning $35,741 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.17% more than the national average, earning $52,254 CAD per year.

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