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

The last name Wetmore occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wetmore? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 90,539th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,376,827 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Wetmore reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 27 people.

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

Wetmore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wetmore has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 339 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 38 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wetmore Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wetmore last name are 10.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.5% registered with the 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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