Wheedon Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wheedon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wheedon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Wheedon Last Name Facts

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

Wheedon is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wheedon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most common family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Wheedon is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Wheedon are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Wheedon is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 9,286,343. In England Wheedon is primarily found in: Greater London, where 50 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 33 percent are found and Derbyshire, where 17 percent are found. Aside from England Wheedon occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Wheedon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wheedon has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Wheedon last name fell 81 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weedon925,956/
Whedon92476/
Wheadon861,979/
Wheddon86285/
Wheedan8661/
Weehdon860/
Weeddon860/
Wedon8357/
Whedoten803/
Weadon77435/
Beedon77427/
Weddon7752/
Veedon7736/
Whedan7726/
Wiedon7725/
Weidon7712/
Whidon773/
Weudon772/
Weedan772/
Whadon770/
Woedon770/
Waheedann751/
Whiddon714,372/
Huesdon7115/
Wedhong7112/
Wetdone714/
Whedahn713/
Whaddon713/
Whidoon712/
Beedohn711/
Whiodon711/
Whidonn711/
Whitdon711/
Weaddon711/
Whoddon710/
Bedon678,731/
Wedan67638/
Wodon67369/
Wadon6793/
Wedom6737/
Widon6737/
Vedon6722/
Wydon6717/
Uedon671/
Wedun671/
Weiddong671/
Wechdong671/
Wahadoun671/

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Wheedon Reference & Research

WHEATON, WHEADON DNA FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

WHEATON, WHEADON DNA FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Wheedon
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis