Weeter Surname

688,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 430 people bear this surname

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

Weeter Surname User-submission:

The Weeter surname is a derivation of the Anglo-Saxon surname Witter. Witter surname first appeared in the United States in the early 1700s, but due to poor pronunciation and reading skills, the name was misspelled multiple times, finally being written in the U.

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Weeter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4271:848,85064,722
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Weeter Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Weeter surname is a derivation of the Anglo-Saxon surname Witter. Witter surname first appeared in the United States in the early 1700s, but due to poor pronunciation and reading skills, the name was misspelled multiple times, finally being written in the U.S. Census as Weeter in the early 1800s.

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Weeter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Weeter is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weeter? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 688,723rd most frequent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 16,947,781 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Weeter reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Weeter is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 427 people, or 1 in 848,850. In The United States Weeter is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 15 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and Iowa, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 0 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Weeter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Weeter has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 2,669 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Weeter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Weeter surname are 25.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.73% registered with the party.

Weeter earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.19% less than the national average, earning $40,477 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wheeter9210/
Weester922/
Weether921/
Weehter920/
Weter91472/
Wehester861/
Wetter836,899/
Weiter83667/
Wetere83356/
Wieter83274/
Beeter83232/
Veeter8323/
Wether8317/
Wehter8313/
Weater837/
Wueter835/
Weuter835/
Waeter834/
Weterr834/
Weyter833/
Wedter831/
Weettr831/
Weteer831/
Wejter831/
Woeter831/
Wheter830/
Wetier830/
Wheater77972/
Whetter77627/
Weather77361/
Westert77118/
Weitere7785/
Wejster7752/
Weitert7750/
Whether7723/
Beether7722/
Wetther7721/
Weatter7715/
Wuetter7713/
Wietter7712/
Wethere7710/
Wettere779/
Weither778/
Wesster776/
Woetter773/
Wehster772/
Wuether771/
Wiehter771/
Wieterz771/
Weatehr771/
Wesdter771/
Westeir771/
Westere771/
Wiether771/
Waehter771/
Wethier771/
Wwester771/
Beetter771/
Weterth771/
Veetter771/
Westear770/
Weitter770/
Wettier770/
Wetherd770/
Whieter770/
Westerr770/
Water7311,690/
Veter734,859/
Beter731,766/
Witer73363/
Ueter73266/
Woter7346/
Wetir7334/
Wyter734/
Wietr734/
Wethr732/
Weitr731/
Weachter71189/
Wheather7115/
Weschter7115/
Weathere711/
Wheatter711/
Weistert711/
Weythier711/
Weterová711/
Wheaterr711/
Whettter711/
Weichter710/
Whettier710/
Whetherd710/
Whietier710/
Vetter6749,269/
Witter6712,380/
Vester677,523/
Vetere674,015/
Beyter672,610/
Better672,543/
Beiter672,271/
Watier671,279/
Wither67752/
Hueter67723/
Whiter67702/
Veater67611/
Watter67599/
Waiter67330/
Bether67291/
Vetier67202/
Beater67183/
Vieter67154/
Wetterová67120/
Veiter67103/
Wotter6780/
Wather6748/
Beteir6743/
Widter6742/
Weiterová6737/
Vehter6720/
Wäster6719/
Vejter6718/
Wohter6714/
Wahter6713/
Wotier6711/
Witere6710/
Wother678/
Witier678/
Voeter677/
Woyter676/
Hwater676/
Wojter676/
Veyter674/
Whater674/
Westrp673/
Wetterova673/
Uester672/
Wetayr672/
Wayter672/
Veuter672/
Wateer672/
Westjr672/
Wuiter671/
Wytter671/
Whoter671/
Veteer671/
Waater671/
Uetere671/
Vezter671/
Wietrz671/
Weiterova671/
Wajter671/
Wyhter671/
Wioter671/
Betear671/
Beteer671/
Woiter671/
Wihter671/
Weathertt670/
Uetter670/
Vedter670/
Witeur670/
Witeir670/
Vether670/

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