Weddleton Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Weddleton Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Widdington (homestead by the wood), in Yorkshire.

Weddleton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1781:2,036,286130,241
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Weddleton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Widdington (homestead by the wood), in Yorkshire.

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

Weddleton Last Name Facts

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

Weddleton is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Weddleton.

How Common Is The Last Name Weddleton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,248,410th most frequent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. The last name Weddleton occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Weddleton live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 2,036,286. In The United States Weddleton is most common in: Massachusetts, where 40 percent reside, New Hampshire, where 12 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Weddleton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Weddleton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Weddleton surname increased 17,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Weddleton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Weddleton last name are 4.22% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.45% registered with the party.

Weddleton earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.09% more than the national average, earning $48,799 USD per year.

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Footnotes

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