Whiddon Surname

106,846th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,372 people bear this surname

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

Whiddon Surname Definition:

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

Whiddon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0551:89,38610,056
Australia1581:170,85917,509
England1031:540,95233,556
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
China21:683,660,78330,601
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1171:208,33616,331
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2341:214,61018,363

Whiddon (17) may also be a first name.

Whiddon 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

Whyddon: Amongst the old Devonshire knightly families now scantily represented in the county is that of Whyddon of Chagford in the 16th and in the 17th century (P.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Whiddon Last Name Facts

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

Whiddon is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Whiddon? popularity and diffusion

Whiddon is the 106,846th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,666,868 people. The surname Whiddon is mostly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Whiddon reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 17 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 4,055 people, or 1 in 89,386. In The United States it is most numerous in: Georgia, where 20 percent live, Florida, where 20 percent live and Texas, where 18 percent live. Aside from The United States Whiddon is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 4 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Whiddon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whiddon has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,733 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 12 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whiddon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Whiddon last name are 19.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.21% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Whiddon earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 4.86% less than the national average, earning $41,054 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.79% more than the national average, earning $69,450 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Widdon9264/
Whidon923/
Wheddon86285/
Whiddom864/
Whidoon862/
Waiddon862/
Whiodon861/
Whidonn861/
Whitdon861/
Widon8337/
Weiddong801/
Whedon77476/
Waidon77227/
Weddon7752/
Wiedon7725/
Weidon7712/
Vhidon774/
Widgon773/
Widhon772/
Widone772/
Wheadon711,979/
Huidong719/
Wheedon718/
Widhoun716/
Whaidan711/
Widhoon711/
Whidhan711/
Waidoun711/
Weaddon711/
Widhong711/
Weehdon710/
Weeddon710/
Wisdone710/
Bidon672,518/
Vidon671,236/
Widom67200/
Widan67148/
Wedon6757/
Widun6744/
Wydon6717/
Whedoten673/
Uidon671/
Wahaidan671/
Widoń671/
Widãn671/
Wechdong671/
Wudon670/

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