Widney Surname

760,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 376 people bear this surname

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

Widney Surname User-submission:

My grandma has a book about how the variants evolved since they left Ireland. A friend says she's pretty sure they originated in County Tyrone, Ireland, but I don't recall exactly where.

I live in Columbus, Ohio, as does my dad and grandma.

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Widney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3461:1,047,56976,686
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England21:27,859,030389,889
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1641:306,21124,200

Widney (429) may also be a first name.

Widney Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

My grandma has a book about how the variants evolved since they left Ireland. A friend says she's pretty sure they originated in County Tyrone, Ireland, but I don't recall exactly where.

I live in Columbus, Ohio, as does my dad and grandma. She met her husband (died 1965) Charles Lyman Widney in western New York by East Randolph or Lake Chautauqua where we've still got a lot of family from her side. The friend (Monique) says that after immigrating through Ellis Island, that some Widneys moved to the west part of New York state, while another contingent moved to Southern California, where Robert Widney ended up founding the University of Southern California in Los Angeles (and has a student union named after him).

- polymathgirl

Widney Last Name Facts

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

The last name Widney (Arabic: ليدني) is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Widney click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Widney? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 760,012th most widespread last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 19,381,771 people. The last name Widney is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Widney reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Widney is also the 414,511th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 429 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 346 people, or 1 in 1,047,569. In The United States Widney is most prevalent in: California, where 29 percent live, Ohio, where 10 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 10 percent live. Apart from The United States Widney occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 6 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Widney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Widney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Widney last name increased 211 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Widney Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Widney last name are 26.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.42% being registered with the party.

The amount Widney earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.43% more than the national average, earning $49,374 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.4% more than the national average, earning $52,368 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whidney923/
Widne9113/
Widny914/
Bidney83530/
Weidne8316/
Wedney833/
Vidney831/
Widnne831/
Widnay830/
Whidner778/
Beidney774/
Wijdene771/
Waidene771/
Widnest771/
Whedney771/
Weidneu770/
Weidnes770/
Wisdner770/
Widdner770/
Bidne73355/
Bidny7372/
Widni7328/
Vidne7315/
Widna7313/
Vidny7313/
Wedne735/
Wedny731/
Widemåne712/
Whidneer711/
Wudneh675,811/
Bedney67273/
Vidner67242/
Vidnes67168/
Vidnyy6797/
Vidhne6794/
Vidnoe6749/
Widnäs678/
Bidniy678/
Wedneh675/
Bidnyi675/
Bidnay674/
Widnér674/
Vidniy673/
Weidnecht673/
Widnio673/
Weidhhner672/
Wednez672/
Weydne671/
Baidne671/
Wydnne671/
Wednie671/
Widhni671/
Vedney671/
Waidna671/
Bidneh671/
Weidenner670/

Widney Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Widney in the Arabic language
ليدنيlydny-

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