Whedon Surname

639,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 476 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Whedon Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Wheddon (wheat hill or valley), in Somerset.

Whedon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4621:784,54360,722
England91:6,190,895170,599
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2621:191,67416,822

Whedon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Wheddon (wheat hill or valley), in Somerset.

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

Whedon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whedon (Arabic: هيدون) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Whedon? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 639,219th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,309,970 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Whedon reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 462 people, or 1 in 784,543. In The United States Whedon is mostly concentrated in: California, where 13 percent reside, Michigan, where 12 percent reside and Oregon, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Whedon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Whedon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Whedon last name grew 176 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whedon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Whedon last name are 0.4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.83% registered with the political party.

Whedon earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.73% more than the national average, earning $43,894 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wheadon921,979/
Wheddon92285/
Wheedon928/
Wedon9157/
Whedoten863/
Weedon835,956/
Weadon83435/
Weddon8352/
Whedan8326/
Wiedon8325/
Weidon8312/
Whidon833/
Weudon832/
Woedon830/
Whadon830/
Whiddon774,372/
Wheedan7761/
Huesdon7715/
Wedhong7712/
Wetdone774/
Whedahn773/
Whaddon773/
Whidoon772/
Weaddon771/
Whiodon771/
Whidonn771/
Whitdon771/
Weehdon770/
Weeddon770/
Whoddon770/
Bedon738,731/
Wedan73638/
Wodon73369/
Wadon7393/
Wedom7337/
Widon7337/
Vedon7322/
Wydon7317/
Uedon731/
Wedun731/
Wahadoun711/
Weiddong711/
Wechdong711/
Wahdan6733,718/
Beydon67446/
Beedon67427/
Beadon67315/
Wedane67279/
Waddon67266/
Wojdon67232/
Waidon67227/
Bedoin67152/
Vedoin67124/
Waydon6777/
Widdon6764/
Veedon6736/
Beddon6726/
Bedoun6725/
Houedotin6724/
Wejdan6722/
Wohdan6721/
Weidan6716/
Weddan678/
Vhidon674/
Watdon673/
Woydon673/
Widgon673/
Veadon672/
Widhon672/
Whydan672/
Beidon672/
Vedont672/
Wedoum672/
Widone672/
Weidun672/
Weedan672/
Waheedann671/
Wedand671/
Weddun671/
Wedhom671/
Veidon671/
Uhedan671/
Wajdon671/
Wedann671/
Wehdan671/
Weydan671/
Wadhon671/
Bedonn670/
Behdon670/
Whedam670/

Whedon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Whedon in the Arabic language
هيدونhydwn-
هدونhdwn-

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Whedon Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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