Widdowson Surname

94,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,041 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Widdowson Surname Definition:

(English) (the) Widow’s Son [Middle English wid(e)we, Old English widwe, widow]

Widdowson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,3571:16,5982,407
United States7931:457,07339,063
Australia4721:57,1946,970
New Zealand1141:39,7226,688
Scotland1011:53,0084,503
Canada761:484,81041,569
Wales341:91,0167,411
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Jersey121:8,2671,718
France111:6,038,429280,838
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
China31:455,773,85521,925
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5801:15,4272,284
Wales71:224,0598,079
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Widdowson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) (the) Widow’s Son [Middle English wid(e)we, Old English widwe, widow]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The Widdowsons are now found in the Chesterfield district. In Domesday times, William Wido' s - son (Wido being probably a personal name) was a tenant - in - chief in Wilts, Somerset, and Gloucestershire (L.).

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

Widdowson Last Name Facts

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

Widdowson is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Widdowson? popularity and diffusion

Widdowson is the 94,527th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,445,655 people. The surname Widdowson occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Widdowson reside; 70 percent reside in Northern Europe and 70 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 3,357 people, or 1 in 16,598. In England Widdowson is most frequent in: Nottinghamshire, where 19 percent reside, Derbyshire, where 12 percent reside and Leicestershire, where 10 percent reside. Not including England this surname is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Widdowson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Widdowson has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Widdowson surname grew 212 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 2,403 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 2,525 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 486 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Widdowson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Widdowson are 27.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.09% being registered with the party.

The amount Widdowson earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 6.04% more than the national average, earning R 251,988 per year; in United States they earn 2.09% more than the national average, earning $44,051 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.8% more than the national average, earning $53,062 CAD per year.

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