Wetmore Surname

90,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Wetmore Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Wetmoor (lake by a river bend), in Staffordshire.

Wetmore Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,4861:80,7989,186
Canada6751:54,5866,492
Australia451:599,90442,958
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
England281:1,989,93178,001
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:541,67528,673
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3251:37,9014,493

Wetmore (27) may also be a first name.

Wetmore Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Wetmoor (lake by a river bend), in Staffordshire.

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

(English), Wedmor, Hill of the pledge, vow, or promise?

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Wetmore Last Name Facts

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

Wetmore is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wetmore? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 90,539th most commonly used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,376,827 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Wetmore are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 27 people.

Wetmore is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 4,486 people, or 1 in 80,798. In The United States Wetmore is most common in: California, where 11 percent live, Florida, where 8 percent live and Washington, where 5 percent live. Other than The United States this last name is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 13 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Wetmore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wetmore has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wetmore surname grew 339 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 38 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wetmore Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wetmore last name are 10.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wetmore earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 43.8% less than the national average, earning R 133,548 per year; in United States they earn 6.55% more than the national average, earning $45,974 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.82% more than the national average, earning $60,523 CAD per year.

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