Weatherhead Surname
Approximately 3,533 people bear this surname
Weatherhead Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. The wetherherd was a tender of rams. The change of the suffix -herd into -head was a natural one, and is now all but universal.
John le Wetherhurde, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Read More About This SurnameWeatherhead Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 985 | 1:367,979 | 32,676 |
| England | 938 | 1:59,401 | 7,084 |
| Australia | 584 | 1:46,226 | 5,783 |
| Canada | 520 | 1:70,857 | 8,092 |
| Barbados | 96 | 1:2,994 | 457 |
| Scotland | 91 | 1:58,833 | 4,840 |
| New Zealand | 88 | 1:51,458 | 8,272 |
| Northern Ireland | 43 | 1:42,908 | 3,866 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 36 | 1:37,888 | 3,656 |
| South Africa | 33 | 1:1,641,749 | 81,435 |
| Wales | 33 | 1:93,774 | 7,567 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 18 | 1:5,510 | 685 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 33 | 1:134,238 | 7,606 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 763 | 1:31,947 | 4,236 |
| Scotland | 102 | 1:36,698 | 2,892 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 330 | 1:152,178 | 14,081 |
Weatherhead Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. The wetherherd was a tender of rams. The change of the suffix -herd into -head was a natural one, and is now all but universal.
John le Wetherhurde, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
John Wetherhird. Issues of the Exchequer.
Johannes Wetherhyrd, faber, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Thomas Jonson Wetherhird (i.e. Thomas, the son of John Wetherherd), 1379: ibid.
Agnes Wederhead, of Hornby, 1580: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.
1583-4. William Smithe, yeoman, and Joan Wetherhedd: Marriage Lic. (London).
1618. Edward Wethered, Oxfordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1633. Bant. — Mary, d. Nicholas Wetherheael:
-ster as in spinster, was so much more popular that Weaver has not pushed its way into the directories so successfully as might have been expected. But in America it has prospered wonderfully. The simple Webb (which see) also took from the success of this name.
1522. George Wever: Register of the University of Oxford.
1585. Thomas Weaver, of Wettenhall, gent.: Wills at Chester.
1610. Married — Henrie Planncon, Dutchman, and Margrett Weaver: St. Peter, Cornhill.
1646. Cecilia Weever, of Warrington, widow: Wills at Chester.
Nicholas Weever, of Goosnargh, 1670: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.
WETHERHERD: From the occupation of 'wether-herd' or shepherd (Old English weder + hierde). Thomas dictus Wethyrhyrde held six bovates of land in Neucraneston, c. 1200 (Neubotle, p. 168). William Wytherhird of Berwickshire rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, II, p. 210).
Weatherhead: Of local origin from some small place of the name (a hill), probably in Berwickshire. William Wedderat was burgess of Lauder in 1493 (Laing, 217), George Wedderheid or Weddirheid had a precept carte feodifirme in 1532 and another in 1542 (RSS., II, 1308, 4671), and Robert Wedderat was clerk of the diocese of St. Andrews and notary public in 1547 (RRM., III, p. 342). Payment was made to Robene Wedderate in renunciation of his tacks in 1567 (Dryburgh, p. 404). Andrew Wedderheid rendered to Exchequer the accounts of the burgh of Lauder in 1560 (ER., XIX, p. 117), and five years later we have sasine of land in Lauder to Andrew Wedderat (ibid., p. 544). Cuthbert Wedderet witnessed a sasine of 1541 (Home, 252), David Wedderhead is recorded in the parish of Makarstoune in 1559 (Lauder), Margaret Watherit in Skaithmoor, 1685 (RPC., 3. ser. X, p. 480), and the tenement of George Waderit is mentioned in 1692 (Retours, Berwick, 446). George Hume Weatherhead (c. 1790—1853) was author of several medical works and M. P. for Edinburgh, c. 1850, and T. C. Weatherhead was author of educational works for examination purposes. Wadderat 1632.
V. Wetherhead
1. Local: "the bleak promontory?" 2. Perhaps a corruption of Wetherherd.
WETHERHERD: A shepherd-one who took care of wether-sheep. This name is ancient, occurring temp. Edward I.
Weatherhead was the name of the vicar of Thorp Arch, in the city of York, early last century (D.).
Weatherhead Demographics
Weatherhead Religious Adherence
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Weatherhead Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weatherhead Come From? nationality or country of origin
Weatherhead occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Weatherhead? popularity and diffusion
Weatherhead is the 128,328th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,062,708 people. The last name Weatherhead is mostly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Weatherhead reside; 43 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 985 people, or 1 in 367,979. In The United States Weatherhead is most frequent in: Ohio, where 11 percent are found, Michigan, where 11 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in England, where 27 percent are found and Australia, where 17 percent are found.
Weatherhead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Weatherhead has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Weatherhead surname increased 298 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 123 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 11 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Weatherhead Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Weatherhead last name is principally Catholic (42%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Weatherhead last name are 13.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.09% registered with the party.
The amount Weatherhead earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 114.93% more than the national average, earning R 510,756 per year; in United States they earn 5.57% less than the national average, earning $40,746 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.16% more than the national average, earning $53,739 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheatherhead | 96 | 2 | / |
| Weatheread | 95 | 67 | / |
| Wetherhead | 95 | 44 | / |
| Weatherhed | 95 | 4 | / |
| Weaterhead | 95 | 0 | / |
| Weatherread | 91 | 28 | / |
| Wetherheads | 91 | 1 | / |
| Waetherhead | 91 | 1 | / |
| Whetherhead | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wheaterhead | 91 | 0 | / |
| Weatharhead | 91 | 0 | / |
| Weathered | 90 | 309 | / |
| Wetherhed | 90 | 2 | / |
| Watherhed | 90 | 0 | / |
| Weatherred | 86 | 276 | / |
| Witherhead | 86 | 22 | / |
| Weathereed | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wetharhead | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wethered | 84 | 237 | / |
| Wathered | 84 | 0 | / |
| Wheatherred | 82 | 1 | / |
| Westherread | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wetterhed | 80 | 4 | / |
| Veathered | 80 | 2 | / |
| Weatherid | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weithered | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wetherred | 80 | 0 | / |
| Waetherad | 80 | 0 | / |
| Westerheid | 76 | 35 | / |
| Weatherate | 76 | 0 | / |
| Weatherett | 76 | 0 | / |
| Withered | 74 | 48 | / |
| Wateraid | 74 | 2 | / |
| Wateradt | 74 | 0 | / |
| Weathred | 74 | 0 | / |
| Whitethread | 73 | 27 | / |
| Westherhatt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Whiteread | 70 | 23 | / |
| Betterhed | 70 | 8 | / |
| Westerrad | 70 | 1 | / |
| Whiterhed | 70 | 1 | / |
| Wetherett | 70 | 1 | / |
| Weatherit | 70 | 0 | / |
| Weatheritt | 67 | 134 | / |
| Westerhoud | 67 | 100 | / |
| Whitthread | 67 | 92 | / |
| Wastrad | 67 | 5 | / |
| Betheareed | 67 | 2 | / |
| Westrad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Westerhoid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whitetread | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wetherrite | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wateret | 67 | 0 | / |
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