Wetherbee Surname

175,670th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,438 people bear this surname

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

Wetherbee Surname Definition:

For Wetherby, q.v.

Wetherbee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3931:151,46615,554
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
England131:4,286,005132,302
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0241:49,0425,585

Wetherbee Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Wetherby, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Wetherby (sheep farm), in Yorkshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Wetherbee Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wetherbee is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wetherbee? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wetherbee is the 175,670th most common last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,989,149 people. The surname Wetherbee is mostly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Wetherbee reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Wetherbee is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2,393 people, or 1 in 151,466. In The United States it is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 11 percent are found, Michigan, where 7 percent are found and New York, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Wetherbee occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Wetherbee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wetherbee has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wetherbee surname expanded 234 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 433 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wetherbee Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wetherbee are 8.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.5% being registered with the party.

The amount Wetherbee earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 0.87% more than the national average, earning $43,526 USD per year and in Canada they earn 49% less than the national average, earning $25,336 CAD per year.

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Wetherbee Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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