Wescoe Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

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

Wescoe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wescoe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1961:1,849,280120,610
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Wescoe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wescoe occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wescoe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,198,640th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 36,992,619 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Wescoe live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Wescoe is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 196 people, or 1 in 1,849,280. In The United States it is most numerous in: Maryland, where 12 percent reside, California, where 6 percent reside and New Jersey, where 5 percent reside. Outside of The United States Wescoe is found in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Wescoe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wescoe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wescoe surname expanded 544 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wescoe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wescoe surname are 14.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 68.09% registered to vote for the political party.

Wescoe earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.34% less than the national average, earning $42,570 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wesoe911/
Wascoe8380/
Bescoe8354/
Vescoe830/
Wescoup775/
Washcoe773/
Weschey771/
Beiscoe771/
Vesoe738/
Wisoe731/
Wescoich714/
Bescou67138/
Vesoee67110/
Vascoe6742/
Wedjoe6726/
Beckoe6712/
Viscoe676/
Weskey674/
Vesooe671/
Woskoe671/
Waisoe671/
Wehjoe671/
Waskoe671/
Wiscoy671/
Vesoer671/
Wescut670/
Weskee670/

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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 Wescoe
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