Whidden Surname
Approximately 3,314 people bear this surname
Whidden Surname Definition:
(English) One who came from Wheddon (wheat hill or valley), in Somerset.
Whidden Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,630 | 1:137,817 | 14,399 |
| Canada | 651 | 1:56,598 | 6,683 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 40 | 1:609,384 | 30,680 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 670 | 1:74,953 | 7,993 |
Whidden (10) may also be a first name.
Whidden Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) One who came from Wheddon (wheat hill or valley), in Somerset.
(Welsh.) From Gwyn, white.
From Whiddon; a location name in Devon Orfrom the Swedish, Widen; a personal name.
Gwynne is included in my list for Monmouthshire. Gwyn, however, is a very old and has often been a distinguished South Wales name, especially in Brecknockshire (Jones' "Brecknockshire").
Whidden Demographics
Average Whidden Salary in
United States
$44,079 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Whidden Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whidden Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Whidden has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Whidden? popularity and diffusion
Whidden is the 135,601st most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 2,199,018 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Whidden reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 10 people.
Whidden is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,630 people, or 1 in 137,817. In The United States Whidden is most common in: Florida, where 42 percent are found, Georgia, where 6 percent are found and Texas, where 4 percent are found. Other than The United States Whidden is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 20 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Whidden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Whidden has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Whidden last name expanded 393 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Whidden Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Whidden surname are 18.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.9% being registered with the party.
The amount Whidden earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.16% more than the national average, earning $44,079 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.09% less than the national average, earning $48,146 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widden | 92 | 120 | / |
| Whiden | 92 | 9 | / |
| Whedden | 86 | 3 | / |
| Whieden | 86 | 1 | / |
| Whitden | 86 | 1 | / |
| Whiddin | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wuidden | 86 | 0 | / |
| Whideen | 86 | 0 | / |
| Widen | 83 | 2,450 | / |
| Whidding | 80 | 0 | / |
| Weiden | 77 | 1,486 | / |
| Wieden | 77 | 1,272 | / |
| Huiden | 77 | 311 | / |
| Wident | 77 | 276 | / |
| Wideen | 77 | 185 | / |
| Wehden | 77 | 154 | / |
| Wedden | 77 | 85 | / |
| Bidden | 77 | 65 | / |
| Wheden | 77 | 31 | / |
| Waiden | 77 | 23 | / |
| Vidden | 77 | 23 | / |
| Woiden | 77 | 23 | / |
| Uidden | 77 | 21 | / |
| Wijden | 77 | 12 | / |
| Widehn | 77 | 8 | / |
| Widaen | 77 | 3 | / |
| Widemn | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wyhden | 77 | 1 | / |
| Whidin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Whuden | 77 | 0 | / |
| Widdin | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wudden | 77 | 0 | / |
| Widn | 73 | 79 | / |
| Weijden | 71 | 193 | / |
| Huisden | 71 | 162 | / |
| Widehen | 71 | 79 | / |
| Wheaden | 71 | 32 | / |
| Weident | 71 | 17 | / |
| Wheeden | 71 | 15 | / |
| Waideen | 71 | 3 | / |
| Huideng | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wuideen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ouhiden | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waidene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hwaiden | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wijdene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Whiding | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weideen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Widén | 67 | 2,209 | / |
| Biden | 67 | 1,514 | / |
| Widin | 67 | 999 | / |
| Weden | 67 | 567 | / |
| Wyden | 67 | 305 | / |
| Viden | 67 | 150 | / |
| Widem | 67 | 31 | / |
| Hvidding | 67 | 30 | / |
| Widyn | 67 | 23 | / |
| Widne | 67 | 13 | / |
| Weidemnn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Widemåne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Widng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wheedeen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weddn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uiddn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uiden | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whihdina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Widèn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Widën | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weidn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuden | 67 | 0 | / |
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Whidden Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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