Widgery Surname

754,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 380 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Widgery Surname Definition:

(English) a palatalized descendant of the Anglo-Saxon Wígríc = War-Ruler [Old English wíg, war + ríca, ruler]

Widgery Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1971:282,83321,968
United States871:4,166,195223,594
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
Australia321:843,61652,533
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
France31:22,140,907385,998
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1391:175,36214,652
Wales71:224,0598,079
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Widgery Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) a palatalized descendant of the Anglo-Saxon Wígríc = War-Ruler [Old English wíg, war + ríca, ruler]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the German, Wichary; a personal name.

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

Widgery Last Name Facts

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

The surname Widgery is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Widgery? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 754,238th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 19,177,752 people. Widgery occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Widgery reside; 53 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in British Isles.

Widgery is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 197 people, or 1 in 282,833. In England Widgery is mostly concentrated in: Devon, where 23 percent live, Greater London, where 9 percent live and East Sussex, where 7 percent live. Beside England this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent live and New Zealand, where 11 percent live.

Widgery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Widgery has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 142 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 4,350 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Widgery Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Widgery are 29.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.47% registered with the party.

The amount Widgery earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.76% less than the national average, earning $41,525 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.54% more than the national average, earning $54,422 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Widgerey935/
Wedgery8628/
Wiggery861/
Wedgerey800/
Wigeri7722/
Vigery7713/
Bigery774/
Wisery772/
Weggery7175/
Wadgeri7112/
Waziery714/
Waigeri713/
Weigerj711/
Wigerer711/
Wiseray711/
Wiggere710/
Biggery710/
Wiesiery672/
Weigerer672/
Wichgeri671/

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