Weatherill Surname

146,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,023 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Weatherill Surname User-submission:

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English names Weatherill and variants means 'keeper of neutered rams'; a farming name from the Yorkshire region.

Weatherill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6651:33,4644,424
United States4451:814,51462,593
Australia4341:62,2027,507
Canada2901:127,05413,264
Antigua and Barbuda291:3,420496
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Wales181:171,91811,581
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Isle of Man111:7,8021,618
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Norway61:857,04855,549
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tonga11:107,313791
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6891:35,3784,624
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Weatherill Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English names Weatherill and variants means 'keeper of neutered rams'; a farming name from the Yorkshire region.

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Weatherill Last Name Facts

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

The last name Weatherill is most common in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Weatherill? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 146,609th most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,410,700 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Weatherill live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 1,665 people, or 1 in 33,464. In England it is primarily found in: North Yorkshire, where 15 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 10 percent reside and Durham, where 9 percent reside. Apart from England this last name occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 14 percent reside.

Weatherill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Weatherill has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Weatherill last name rose 242 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 2,781 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 140 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Weatherill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Presbyterian (70%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Weatherill surname are 20.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.02% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Weatherill earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.74% less than the national average, earning 308,902 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 184.42% more than the national average, earning R 675,900 per year; in United States they earn 3.25% more than the national average, earning $44,553 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.66% more than the national average, earning $55,474 CAD per year.

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