Weatherford Surname

41,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,563 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Weatherford Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at, or near, a stream crossing used by wethers, i.e., castrated rams or sheep.

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Weatherford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,2191:29,6643,680
Bahamas1731:2,264326
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Cayman Islands91:7,099820
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
England21:27,859,030389,889
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Guam11:160,1214,893
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5101:33,2573,989

Weatherford (25) may also be a first name.

Weatherford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at, or near, a stream crossing used by wethers, i.e., castrated rams or sheep.

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

User-submitted Reference

First found in Cambridgeshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1606. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambiance prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1273 when Roger and Geoffrey Wethersfield held estates in that shire.

- choate76

Weatherford Last Name Facts

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

Weatherford is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weatherford? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 41,545th most frequent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 580,080 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Weatherford reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 25 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 12,219 people, or 1 in 29,664. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 17 percent live, South Carolina, where 9 percent live and Georgia, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States it occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in The Bahamas, where 1 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live.

Weatherford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Weatherford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Weatherford surname rose 809 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Weatherford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Weatherford surname are 10.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.7% registered with the party.

Weatherford earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.96% less than the national average, earning $41,007 USD per year.

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Weatherford Reference & Research

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