Wethers Surname

818,364th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 340 people bear this surname

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

Wethers Surname Definition:

(English) One who tended wethers or sheep, a shepherd.

Wethers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1851:1,959,237126,399
Northern Ireland621:29,7593,120
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
England171:3,277,533109,658
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Scotland71:764,83125,488
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Brunei11:418,7313,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland281:158,2108,327
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5551:90,4849,326

Wethers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who tended wethers or sheep, a shepherd.

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

Wethers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wethers occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wethers? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wethers is the 818,364th most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 21,433,959 people. The last name Wethers is predominantly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Wethers live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 1,959,237. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Maryland, where 31 percent are found, California, where 21 percent are found and New York, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States Wethers exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 18 percent are found and Argentina, where 12 percent are found.

Wethers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wethers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wethers surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 35 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wethers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States Wethers are 23.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.37% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wethers earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 22.28% more than the national average, earning $52,761 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.97% less than the national average, earning $42,743 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weathers9319,625/
Weithers93296/
Whethers9355/
Westhers935/
Wiethers932/
Waethers932/
Weuthers930/
Wethears930/
Weters925/
Wheathers8818/
Weatherss882/
Weahthers881/
Withers8631,595/
Wieters86649/
Wetters86399/
Bethers86362/
Wothers86194/
Weiters8679/
Waeters8641/
Weyters8635/
Wythers8634/
Weuters8624/
Wathers869/
Woeters863/
Wheters862/
Weeters861/
Vethers861/
Weaters860/
Wethirs860/
Weijters80362/
Westerås8095/
Whithers8092/
Weysters8044/
Whetters8041/
Weisters8030/
Westersø8026/
Waithers8011/
Witthers804/
Weahters803/
Witheers802/
Weatehrs802/
Huethers802/
Withiers802/
Withgers801/
Weatters801/
Watthers800/
Widthers800/
Viethers800/
Wisthers800/
Betthers800/
Whathers800/
Weitters800/
Weathirs800/
Waters77141,535/
Veters7789/
Woters7763/
Beters7733/
Wyters7721/
Witers7716/
Weijsters7577/
Wheitersh750/
Watters7127,071/
Witters712,353/
Waiters712,297/
Vetters711,479/
Betters711,431/
Vesters71846/
Whiters71709/
Whiteherse7144/
Wijters7127/
Beaters7112/
Veeters7111/
Böthers7110/
Withersová717/
Wihters715/
Bythers715/
Waûters715/
Wotters714/
Wateers714/
Bithers714/
Vehters713/
Whiteherst712/
Watiers712/
Wwaters711/
Betersh711/
Wytters711/
Witgers711/
Whoters711/
Water's711/
Withersova711/
Wojters711/
Behters711/
Beeters711/
Wayters711/
Withirs710/
Withars710/
Whithearse710/
Wuiters710/
Whaters710/
Whitters67568/
Vesterås67175/
Witgeers6737/
Wittersø6722/
Vesterse6716/
Waitters6710/
Wytgeers679/
Whiterst671/
Whitiers671/
Watterrs671/
Wattters671/
Vettters671/
Veisters671/
Wittiers670/
Whotters670/
Weiterce670/
Huesters670/

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Footnotes

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