Wetherley Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wetherley Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Wether- Lea [Old English weð(e)r + leáh (Middle English ley]

Wetherley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:1,185,49155,443
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:393,15123,809
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

Wetherley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Wether- Lea [Old English weð(e)r + leáh (Middle English ley]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A hundred in Cambridgeshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Wetherby; a location name in Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Wetherley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wetherley occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wetherley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wetherley? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wetherley is the 2,020,555th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Wetherley are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 1,185,491. In England it is most numerous in: Greater London, where 34 percent live, Suffolk, where 19 percent live and Lancashire, where 17 percent live. Excluding England Wetherley is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 15 percent live.

Wetherley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wetherley has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Wetherley surname contracted 24 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it contracted 79 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wetherley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wetherley surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Wetherley earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.61% more than the national average, earning $46,000 USD per year.

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Wetherley Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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