Wetton Surname
Approximately 2,214 people bear this surname
Wetton Surname Definition:
(English) belonging to Wetton [early forms seems to be lacking: phonologically an orig. Anglo-Saxon Wettan- or Wætan-tún = 'Wetta’s' or ‘Waeta’s Estate’ is admissible] There appears to have been some confusion with Watton, q.v.
Wetton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,554 | 1:35,855 | 4,715 |
| United States | 253 | 1:1,432,644 | 98,450 |
| Australia | 130 | 1:207,659 | 20,175 |
| Canada | 84 | 1:438,638 | 38,170 |
| South Africa | 70 | 1:773,967 | 53,253 |
| New Zealand | 36 | 1:125,787 | 15,451 |
| Wales | 36 | 1:85,959 | 7,098 |
| Scotland | 24 | 1:223,076 | 11,507 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 642 | 1:37,968 | 4,893 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 68 | 1:738,510 | 47,095 |
Wetton Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) belonging to Wetton [early forms seems to be lacking: phonologically an orig. Anglo-Saxon Wettan- or Wætan-tún = 'Wetta’s' or ‘Waeta’s Estate’ is admissible] There appears to have been some confusion with Watton, q.v.
A parish in Staffordshire.
When of Cornish origin, from gueth-don, the hill of rush.
The Wettons possess the name of a Staffordshire parish, the Whittinghams that of a Lancashire township, and the Wheatcrofts that of a hamlet in the Derbyshire parish of Crich. Wheatcroft was a name represented in Ashover in the reign of George I. (G.). The name is still in the district.
Wetton Demographics
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Wetton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wetton Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wetton is found most frequently in England. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wetton.
How Common Is The Last Name Wetton? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wetton is the 190,581st most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 3,291,574 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Wetton are found; 73 percent are found in Northern Europe and 73 percent are found in British Isles.
The surname Wetton is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 1,554 people, or 1 in 35,855. In England it is most frequent in: Staffordshire, where 12 percent reside, West Midlands, where 10 percent reside and Derbyshire, where 9 percent reside. Not including England this surname occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.
Wetton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wetton has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 242 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 372 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wetton Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wetton surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Wetton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.08% more than the national average, earning R 363,780 per year; in United States they earn 13.3% more than the national average, earning $48,887 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.22% less than the national average, earning $48,578 CAD per year.
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Wetton Reference & Research
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