Wetwood Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wetwood Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wetwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:1,392,95161,553
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671

Wetwood Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wetwood occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wetwood? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,055,934th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname Wetwood occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Wetwood reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most common in England, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 1,392,951. In England it is primarily found in: Staffordshire, where 50 percent reside, Leicestershire, where 23 percent reside and Cheshire, where 20 percent reside. Beside England this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Wetwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wetwood has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Wetwood last name increased 160 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuestwood881/
Weastwood881/
Watwood86793/
Westwod865/
Westwoo862/
Wotwood861/
Witwood860/
Whitwood80552/
Wattwood8020/
Witwoo771/
Weetwo771/
Whytewood7532/
Whittwood751/
Bedwood7153/
Wadwood711/
Westtwo711/
Whitwoo711/
Widwood710/
Wetwa675/
Bithwood671/

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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
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  • 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 Wetwood
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