Weymouth Surname

126,926th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,577 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Weymouth Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Weymouth,' a seaport and market-town in Dorset.

1572. Hugh Weymouthe, St. Alban's Hall: Register of the University of Oxford.

1749. Married — Alex. Chatto and Mary Weymouth: St.

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Weymouth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2491:161,16416,410
England6241:89,2929,662
Australia4211:64,1237,690
Canada1371:268,94625,310
New Zealand541:83,85811,975
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Wales201:154,72710,755
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Scotland91:594,86921,724
China31:455,773,85521,925
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guam11:160,1214,893
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4501:54,1676,487
Wales81:196,0527,186
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Jersey41:12,9712,116
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8831:56,8736,337

Weymouth (106) may also be a first name.

Weymouth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Weymouth,' a seaport and market-town in Dorset.

1572. Hugh Weymouthe, St. Alban's Hall: Register of the University of Oxford.

1749. Married — Alex. Chatto and Mary Weymouth: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Celtic + English) belonging to Weymouth (Dorset), 13th cent. Weymuth, in a late and corrupt copy of a charter of King Æthelstan ('Cart. Sax.’ no. 738) Waimouþ, Waymouþ = the Mouth of the R. Wey [the river-name is Celtic, from the early form of Welsh gwy, -wy ( =O. Irish fía), water, which more commonly yields the Anglicized Wye (thus the Montgomeryshire Afon [River] Gwy is also called Wye River), although the Welsh Conwy is Englished Conway:—+ Old English múða, river-mouth]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A town in co. Dorset.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Dorset.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Weymouth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Weymouth (Arabic: يموث) occurs most in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Weymouth? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 126,926th most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,037,335 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Weymouth live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America. Weymouth is also the 915,176th most common first name globally, borne by 106 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 2,249 people, or 1 in 161,164. In The United States Weymouth is most frequent in: Maine, where 19 percent live, Massachusetts, where 8 percent live and Michigan, where 5 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Weymouth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Weymouth has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 255 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 139 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 250 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 108 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 129 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Weymouth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (62%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Weymouth surname are 8.35% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.58% registered with the political party.

The amount Weymouth earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 45.29% more than the national average, earning R 345,264 per year; in United States they earn 11.07% more than the national average, earning $47,926 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5% less than the national average, earning $47,199 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weaymouth9427/
Weysmouth940/
Weymuth93117/
Weymoth934/
Wymouth933/
Wemouth931/
Weymout930/
Waymouth88605/
Weimouth880/
Weymauth880/
Wyemouth880/
Weymeuth880/
Wemuth8629/
Wehmuth80421/
Wiemuth80129/
Waymoth8041/
Weimoth8030/
Beymout801/
Wimouth801/
Weimuth800/
Weumoth800/
Wesmuth800/
Weemuth800/
Weymath800/
Wemot771/
Wasmouth7517/
Watmouth756/
Waymothe750/
Weismuth750/
Beamouth750/
Wemott7112/
Wimoth718/
Whatmouth712/
Wetmut711/
Wimuth711/
Wamout711/
Bemuth711/
Wamuth711/
Wesmut710/
Wamoth710/
Bemout710/
Waymut710/
Baymout67147/
Wahmuth677/
Vehmuth673/
Viemoth671/
Wehmuht671/
Wiemath671/
Woimuth671/
Wysmott670/
Beamuth670/
Weamath670/
Witmuth670/
Wasmoth670/
Wismuth670/
Bamouth670/

Weymouth Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Weymouth in the Arabic language
يموثymwth-

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Weymouth Reference & Research

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