Widmeyer Surname

492,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 672 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Widmeyer Surname Definition:

(German) One who worked a farm, the products of which went to the support of a church.

Widmeyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4331:837,08863,980
Canada1991:185,15418,322
Austria341:250,45429,541
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1431:351,18026,857

Widmeyer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who worked a farm, the products of which went to the support of a church.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Widmeyer Last Name Facts

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

Widmeyer is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Widmeyer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 492,243rd most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 10,844,562 people. The last name Widmeyer occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Widmeyer reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 433 people, or 1 in 837,088. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 21 percent live, Indiana, where 12 percent live and West Virginia, where 11 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 30 percent live and Austria, where 5 percent live.

Widmeyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Widmeyer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Widmeyer surname increased 303 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Widmeyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Widmeyer are 32.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 79.41% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Widmeyer earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.36% more than the national average, earning $47,621 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.94% more than the national average, earning $54,124 CAD per year.

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Widmeyer Reference & Research

Wiedemeier DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Wiedemeier FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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