Wider Surname
Approximately 2,481 people bear this surname
Wider Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wydo,' English for Guido (Guy) (v. Widowson, a); compare Warin for Guarin, &c.
William fil. Wydo, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Reg. fil. Wydonis, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameWider Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 712 | 1:509,072 | 42,697 |
| Switzerland | 652 | 1:12,596 | 2,088 |
| Germany | 435 | 1:185,070 | 21,565 |
| Poland | 213 | 1:178,445 | 24,461 |
| Brazil | 164 | 1:1,305,331 | 44,621 |
| England | 80 | 1:696,476 | 39,547 |
| France | 72 | 1:922,538 | 106,020 |
| Austria | 47 | 1:181,179 | 23,261 |
| Argentina | 21 | 1:2,035,401 | 100,871 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Paraguay | 5 | 1:1,447,349 | 11,454 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 143 | 1:351,180 | 26,857 |
Wider (625) may also be a first name.
Wider Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wydo,' English for Guido (Guy) (v. Widowson, a); compare Warin for Guarin, &c.
William fil. Wydo, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Reg. fil. Wydonis, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Thomas Wydowe, Close Rolls, 20 Richard II. pt.
Annabella Wydow, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Widders is a natural corruption of Widows with the patronymic s. 'Beware of widders' does not apply in this case, but points to a similar corruption.
(English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wídhere = Great Army [Old English wíd, wide, great + here, army]
Wider Demographics
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Wider Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wider Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wider is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wider? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 173,231st most prevalent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,937,342 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Wider reside; 49 percent reside in Western Europe and 33 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 333,332nd most common given name globally, borne by 625 people.
This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 712 people, or 1 in 509,072. In The United States it is primarily found in: South Carolina, where 23 percent reside, New York, where 16 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 39 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 26 percent reside and Germany, where 18 percent reside.
Wider Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wider has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 498 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,667 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wider Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wider last name are 10.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.86% registered with the political party.
Wider earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.86% more than the national average, earning $46,107 USD per year.
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