Wider Surname

173,231st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,481 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

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.

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Wider Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7121:509,07242,697
Switzerland6521:12,5962,088
Germany4351:185,07021,565
Poland2131:178,44524,461
Brazil1641:1,305,33144,621
England801:696,47639,547
France721:922,538106,020
Austria471:181,17923,261
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Israel101:855,76354,181
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1431:351,18026,857

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wídhere = Great Army [Old English wíd, wide, great + here, army]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wider Last Name Facts

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

Wider occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wider? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 173,231st most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,937,342 people. The last name Wider occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Wider reside; 49 percent reside in Western Europe and 33 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Wider is also the 333,332nd most frequently used given name worldwide It is held by 625 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 712 people, or 1 in 509,072. In The United States Wider is mostly concentrated in: South Carolina, where 23 percent live, New York, where 16 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States it is found in 39 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 26 percent live and Germany, where 18 percent live.

Wider Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wider has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wider last name increased 498 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 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 Democrats than the national average, with 63.86% registered to vote for the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wieder917,741/
Widder912,503/
Weider912,253/
Waider91635/
Widere9116/
Woider9112/
Widert917/
Widher912/
Wideer911/
Wuider911/
Wideur910/
Whider910/
Hwaider83559/
Widerøe83153/
Weidger8346/
Wiedder8338/
Whidder835/
Wheider831/
Waidere831/
Waidert830/
Whidger830/
Weder803,862/
Wyder801,775/
Bider801,634/
Vider80683/
Widre8054/
Wäder8051/
Wuder801/
Weijdert775/
Widerová772/
Weideher770/
Wedere731,870/
Weeder73766/
Bidder73636/
Beider73562/
Veider73341/
Baider73270/
Weader73235/
Wehder73189/
Bidear73127/
Vidger7395/
Huider7376/
Viderø7354/
Vieder7353/
Vaider7348/
Vidder7346/
Wedder7345/
Bidher7336/
Vidier7335/
Wejder7325/
Wajder7322/
Weyder7321/
Wederz7317/
Wayder7313/
Voider738/
Vidert735/
Woyder735/
Buider734/
Wedier734/
Wydder734/
Bijder732/
Wudear732/
Boider732/
Wheder732/
Viderz731/
Whyder731/
Wojder731/
Videre731/
Weuder731/
Vidher731/
Widair731/
Waidjr731/
Wydger730/
Vioder730/
Widderová716/
Weiderová711/
Weydert671,516/
Vaidere6794/
Wheeder6722/
Veidere677/
Baidder677/
Waidire673/
Wydierz671/
Veidier671/
Videard671/
Viedier671/
Vuidier671/
Baidher671/
Weydher671/
Viedder670/
Whedder670/
Wheader670/

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