Wedmore Surname

582,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 539 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Wedmore Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wedmore,' a parish six miles from Axbridge, Somerset.

Egidius de Wedmor, Somerset, 1 Edward II: Kirby's Quest.

Wedmore Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3971:912,99568,645
England901:619,09036,665
Australia311:870,82953,581
Wales111:281,32115,850
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1081:225,69817,096
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

Wedmore Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wedmore,' a parish six miles from Axbridge, Somerset.

Egidius de Wedmor, Somerset, 1 Edward II: Kirby's Quest.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Wedmore (Soms.), 14th cent. Wedmor = the Weedy Moor [Middle English wed, Old English wéod, a weed + Middle English mor(e, Old English mór, a moor]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Somerset.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Wedmore Last Name Facts

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

Wedmore is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wedmore? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 582,011th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 13,520,493 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Wedmore live; 74 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Wedmore is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 397 people, or 1 in 912,995. In The United States Wedmore is mostly concentrated in: California, where 16 percent are found, Iowa, where 15 percent are found and Oregon, where 11 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Wedmore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wedmore has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wedmore last name rose 575 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 17 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wedmore Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Wedmore last name is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wedmore surname are 24.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.58% being registered with the political party.

Wedmore earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.51% more than the national average, earning $45,526 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weedmore932/
Weadmore931/
Wedmor920/
Wadmore86282/
Vedmore86107/
Widmore8624/
Bedmore862/
Wiedmor861/
Whidmore804/
Beadmore803/
Whadmore802/
Weidmare801/
Vedmores801/
Widmor7744/
Wadmare71238/
Wiedmar7137/
Weidmar7129/
Vidmore7116/
Widmere714/
Whidmor711/
Vadmore711/
Wejdemar6714/
Wadhmare6711/
Vaidmore672/
Weedmard671/
Boydmore670/
Weidemaar631/
Bedmar621,910/
Widmar62991/
Vedmar6235/
Vadmare572,119/
Vedmuri571/
Vidmare571/
Vadhmare5312/
Widmarová502/
Wahdmaraj501/

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