Wetherson Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

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

Wetherson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wetherson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:11,326,842445,236
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Wetherson (25) may also be a first name.

Wetherson Last Name Facts

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

Wetherson is most common in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wetherson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,432,070th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Wetherson live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequent given name internationally, borne by 25 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 11,326,842. In The United States it is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 56 percent reside, Florida, where 25 percent reside and Maryland, where 13 percent reside. Barring The United States Wetherson occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 3 percent reside.

Wetherson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wetherson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wetherson surname increased 178 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wetherson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wetherson are 39.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 86.67% registered with the political party.

Wetherson earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.54% more than the national average, earning $50,286 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wetherson
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