Widger Surname

215,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,912 people bear this surname

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

Widger Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wicher'. Widger seems to be quite a modern, even recent, variant; compare Wickersley (the meadow of Wicker), a parish in West Riding of Yorkshire This represents the harder N.

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Widger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3471:269,08625,296
England3571:156,07314,751
Ireland871:54,1263,790
Australia501:539,91440,287
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Wales131:238,04114,239
Scotland111:486,71119,179
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland201:221,49310,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1781:136,94012,480
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2661:188,79216,642

Widger (17) may also be a first name.

Widger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Wicher'. Widger seems to be quite a modern, even recent, variant; compare Wickersley (the meadow of Wicker), a parish in West Riding of Yorkshire This represents the harder N.E. pronunciation.

John Wycher, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Juliana Wycher, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

William Wycher, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Robert Wiger, Suffolk, ibid.

1753. Married — John Dawk ins and Abigail Whitcher: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

(Teutonic) the common Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wihtgár (occasionally Witgár), O.Ger. Wi(h)tgér = Elf-Spear (magic spear) [Old English Old Saxon O.H.Ger. wiht, creature, elf, demon + Old English gár = Old Saxon O.H. Ger. ger (Old Norse geir-r), a spear, javelin] The voicing of t to d in the surnames is due to the influence of the following voiced letter g.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Danish, Wiegart; from the Swedish, Wigert; from the German, Wiediger; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Widger Last Name Facts

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

Widger occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Widger? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 215,000th most commonly held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,811,478 people. The last name Widger occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Widger are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held forename on earth, borne by 17 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,347 people, or 1 in 269,086. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 11 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Illinois, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent are found and Ireland, where 5 percent are found.

Widger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Widger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Widger surname increased 506 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 201 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 435 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it increased 325 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 275 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Widger Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (90%) in Ireland.

In The United States Widger are 15.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.72% registered with the party.

The amount Widger earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.56% more than the national average, earning $43,820 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.7% less than the national average, earning $39,895 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weidger9246/
Whidger920/
Wiger91605/
Weideger8617/
Widinger8616/
Wigger837,103/
Weiger83708/
Wigier83107/
Vidger8395/
Wedger8325/
Bidger838/
Widjer837/
Waiger833/
Widgre831/
Wizger831/
Wisger830/
Wadger830/
Wydger830/
Waidinger8019/
Weidegger8012/
Weidenger801/
Waidegger801/
Widdinger800/
Witgert7712/
Wittger776/
Waigert775/
Wigerdt775/
Weisger774/
Weigier772/
Waigerd771/
Weigger771/
Wheiger771/
Wigerth771/
Woudger770/
Biddger770/
Wiggere770/
Weigerd770/
Witsger770/
Weidingher750/
Wager737,704/
Weger737,446/
Wiser735,788/
Viger733,049/
Wäger731,053/
Biger73820/
Wizer73189/
Wijer7315/
Wyger739/
Wéger739/
Witchger7186/
Wedinger7158/
Wijsgeer7135/
Weigerdt7120/
Weihager7112/
Vidinger713/
Weijgert711/
Wieser6724,098/
Weiser6721,681/
Vigier676,756/
Bigger674,164/
Weijer671,005/
Weeger67652/
Visger67499/
Beiger67471/
Weizer67465/
Waiser67260/
Wiseur67240/
Boiger67224/
Wagger67211/
Wegger67204/
Wiezer67201/
Waijer67162/
Waizer67153/
Weager67110/
Veiger67106/
Veidinger67101/
Wegier6762/
Wazier6758/
Baiger6754/
Bedger6744/
Wueger6743/
Wegere6735/
Wagere6731/
Vigert6730/
Wizere6724/
Bisger6722/
Vitger6719/
Vigger6715/
Wygert6713/
Wauger6712/
Woizer679/
Bidgir678/
Wehger678/
Vadger677/
Weicer677/
Huiger677/
Wijzer676/
Hwager675/
Whiser674/
Vaiger674/
Wayger673/
Wirzer672/
Wisert672/
Buiger672/
Wägert672/
Woiser671/
Wisehr671/
Wisejr671/
Wisesr671/
Weddinger671/
Watger671/
Wesier671/
Whager671/
Vigerr671/
Wäddinger671/
Bydger671/
Wiseer671/
Wizier671/
Wezger670/

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