Weirs Surname
Approximately 168 people bear this surname
Weirs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 114 | 1:3,179,464 | 183,182 |
| England | 44 | 1:1,266,320 | 57,817 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 28 | 1:870,549 | 37,307 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 81 | 1:619,984 | 41,330 |
Weirs Demographics
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Weirs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weirs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Weirs is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Weirs click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Weirs? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,333,288th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Weirs live; 55 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America.
It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 3,179,464. In The United States it is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 11 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Georgia, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States Weirs exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 26 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 4 percent reside.
Weirs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Weirs has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 141 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 157 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Weirs Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (83%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Weirs surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.
Weirs earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.76% more than the national average, earning $43,477 USD per year.
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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 Weirs
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