Wetherburn Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wetherburn Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Wether-Brook [Old English weð(e)r + burne] Cp. Wedderburn.

Wetherburn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234

Wetherburn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Wether-Brook [Old English weð(e)r + burne] Cp. Wedderburn.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wetherburn Last Name Facts

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

Wetherburn is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wetherburn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wetherburn? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wetherburn is the 6,360,413th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Wetherburn reside; 78 percent reside in Northern Europe and 78 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most frequent in England, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 7,959,723. In England Wetherburn is primarily concentrated in: Shropshire, where 57 percent live, Durham, where 14 percent live and Oxfordshire, where 14 percent live. Excluding England it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Wetherburn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wetherburn has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name declined 56 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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