Wendover Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Wendover Surname Definition:

(Celtic) belonging toWendover (Bucks), 14th cent. Wendover, Domesday Wen- dovre, 10th cent. (obl. case) æt Wændofron (f as v) = the White or Clear Water [the early form of Welshg)wyn (tem.

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Wendover Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2061:1,759,509115,901
Canada611:604,02649,778
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
England191:2,932,529101,561
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1611:311,91724,534

Wendover (15) may also be a first name.

Wendover Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) belonging toWendover (Bucks), 14th cent. Wendover, Domesday Wen- dovre, 10th cent. (obl. case) æt Wændofron (f as v) = the White or Clear Water [the early form of Welshg)wyn (tem. g)wen) = Cornish guyn, gwin = Breton guen = Gaulish vind-,white, fair + the early form of Welsh dwfr = Cornish dofer= Bret, dour = Irish and Gaelic dobhar = Gaulish dubr-, water]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

Wendover, a parish in Aylesbury.

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Wendover Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wendover is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wendover click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wendover? popularity and diffusion

Wendover is the 868,551st most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 23,357,519 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Wendover are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most numerous forename in the world. It is borne by 15 people.

Wendover is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 206 people, or 1 in 1,759,509. In The United States Wendover is primarily found in: Washington, where 11 percent live, Colorado, where 10 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 20 percent live and South Africa, where 7 percent live.

Wendover Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wendover has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wendover surname increased 128 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 14 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wendover Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wendover surname are 30.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.92% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wendover earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.45% less than the national average, earning R 70,212 per year; in United States they earn 13.14% less than the national average, earning $37,478 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.49% more than the national average, earning $49,927 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Windover88683/
Bendover8811/
Wyndover881/
Wendower880/
Windhover823/
Winndover821/
Bendoverr821/
Windever7579/
Windaver757/
Vindover756/
Windower752/
Bendower751/
Vendever751/
Windober751/
Bendouber711/
Vendeveer710/
Bindower631/
Bendaber631/

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