Whetherly Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Whetherly Surname Definition:

For Wetherley, q.v.

Whetherly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England611:913,41146,955
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933

Whetherly Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Wetherley, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Whetherly Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whetherly has its highest incidence in England. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whetherly? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,394,033rd most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name Whetherly is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Whetherly are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 913,411. In England Whetherly is mostly found in: Somerset, where 28 percent live, Greater London, where 25 percent live and Gloucestershire, where 23 percent live. Besides England this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Whetherly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Whetherly has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Whetherly last name expanded 508 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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