Wetherden Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wetherden Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Wetherden (Suff.), 13th cent. Wetherden = the Wether- Valley [Old English weð(e)r + denu]

Wetherden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:2,063,63279,942
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Wetherden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Wetherden (Suff.), 13th cent. Wetherden = the Wether- Valley [Old English weð(e)r + denu]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wetherden Last Name Facts

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

Wetherden is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wetherden? popularity and diffusion

Wetherden is the 3,665,662nd most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Wetherden are found; 93 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 2,063,632. In England Wetherden is most numerous in: Somerset, where 41 percent live, City of Bristol, where 37 percent live and Gloucestershire, where 19 percent live. Outside of England it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent live.

Wetherden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wetherden has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Wetherden surname expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weatherden950/
Witherden89430/
Wethorden890/
Waterden821/
Witherdin78129/
Watorden7190/
Witorden7125/
Wotorden718/
Wottorden671/
Wittorden671/

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