Wedgeworth Surname

216,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,898 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Wedgeworth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wedgeworth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8071:200,58619,722
England381:1,466,26563,675
Scotland281:191,20810,357
Ireland201:235,4479,345
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland161:233,9518,207
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1451:346,33626,593

Wedgeworth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wedgeworth has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wedgeworth.

How Common Is The Last Name Wedgeworth? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 216,252nd most numerous family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,839,592 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Wedgeworth are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Wedgeworth is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,807 people, or 1 in 200,586. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 29 percent reside, Mississippi, where 18 percent reside and California, where 4 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent reside and Scotland, where 1 percent reside.

Wedgeworth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wedgeworth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wedgeworth surname grew 1,246 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 175 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 1,000 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wedgeworth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Wedgeworth surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wedgeworth last name are 3.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.47% registered to vote for the party.

Wedgeworth earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.74% less than the national average, earning $38,514 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wedgewort953/
Wegeworth951/
Wedgewroth902/
Weageworth901/
Wedgewaurth860/
Wegewarth8462/
Wedgewoord800/
Wajurwoth532/
Wijeratha531/
Huigevoort5043/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wedgeworth
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