Widdson Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Widdson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Widdson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Widdson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Widdson is most common in England. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Widdson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Widdson are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England it is mostly found in: Bedfordshire, where 100 percent live. Beside England this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 43 percent live.

Widdson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Widdson has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Widdson last name declined 20 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Widdson Last Name Statistics demography

Widdson earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Widson92285/
Waidson86112/
Widhson8633/
Weddson861/
Wison83723/
Wishon771,811/
Wixson771,298/
Wedson77972/
Waison77816/
Wisson77514/
Witson77402/
Weison7733/
Widsom7717/
Wisoon7712/
Widzon7712/
Whison778/
Widsén777/
Bidson776/
Vidson775/
Wicson775/
Woison773/
Wisont773/
Wieson773/
Wioson772/
Wision772/
Wihson772/
Wizson771/
Wijson771/
Wédson771/
Hwison770/
Whitson7114,207/
Weisson71708/
Whisson71424/
Waitson71108/
Wiesion7145/
Wishoun7134/
Wittson7130/
Woisson7116/
Withson718/
Waisson716/
Hvidson715/
Vidsson714/
Wisoong713/
Wissone712/
Waisone712/
Huidson711/
Woisoon711/
Wihtson711/
Weidsom711/
Wichson711/
Whishon711/
Weishon711/
Whisong711/
Weedson710/
Weisohn710/
Weadson710/
Whieson710/
Wishong710/
Wishont710/
Witzson710/
Wissong710/
Wishone710/
Whizson710/
Boidson710/
Wyson6710,619/
Bison674,042/
Wixon671,575/
Wisan67745/
Wisen67391/
Vison67373/
Wisén67301/
Wisom67141/
Wicon6784/
Weson6763/
Uison6750/
Weissohn6726/
Weisjohn6722/
Weißsohn6714/
Wizon6713/
Wisèn677/
Waissong677/
Weissoun676/
Whitsosn671/
Whittson671/
Weissone671/
Weishoon670/
Wheadson670/

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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
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  • 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 Widdson
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