Wilderspin Surname
Approximately 566 people bear this surname
Wilderspin Surname Definition:
I can make nothing out of this surname, and leave it to the consideration of more enlightened students. I can furnish them with materials, but that is all. My Yorkshire references clearly represent some of its ancestors.
Adam Wytherpyn, Norfolk, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameWilderspin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 381 | 1:146,242 | 14,079 |
| United States | 89 | 1:4,072,572 | 219,877 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 264 | 1:92,331 | 9,519 |
Wilderspin Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
I can make nothing out of this surname, and leave it to the consideration of more enlightened students. I can furnish them with materials, but that is all. My Yorkshire references clearly represent some of its ancestors.
Adam Wytherpyn, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Adam Wyerpin, Norfolk, ibid.
Johannes Withspone, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Willelmus Wythspone, 1379: ibid.
John Wetherpyn, vicar of Thrickby, Norfolk, 1419: History of Norfolk.
The meaning of this name is uncertain. 'Sheep pasture' has been reasonably suggested from Old English and ME. weðer, 'sheep, lamb, and spong, obsolete English for a tongue-shaped piece of land enclosed by or lying next to higher ground. Late in the thirteenth century Roger Wythirspon, clerk, attested a grant by James the High Steward of lands in Renfrew (OPS., I, p. 77). "Widderspune the foulare that tald talis and brocht foulis to the king" received a payment in 1496 (ALHT., I, p. 307; Trials, I, p. 116). John Wyddirspwn was tenant of Dalbeth in 1518 (Rental), and a tenant of Cupar-Angus Abbey, c. 1500, was named Wychthirspone. Maister Nichol Vithirspouyne who witnessed letters of reversion, 1519 (Pollok, I, p. 241) may be Nicholas Wethirspwne, witness in Glasgow, 1548 (Protocols, I). Sir Thomas Vaddirspoun, a cleric, was witness at Falkland, 1548 (Gaw, 8). Thomas Witherspuyn witnessed a tack by the abbot of Cupar, 1521 (SCM. V, p. 294), and Archibald Wetherspune held the vicarage of Karridden, 1546 (LSC., p. 261). Robert Wyddirspune was witness in West Lothian, 1547 (Binns, 40). The Rev. John Witherspoon (1722-1794), born in Yester, became president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1768, and took an active part in the American Revolution on the side of the colonists. General William Wallace Wotherspoon (1850-1921), head of the state canal system of New York, was of Scottish descent. Uedtherspon 1560, Uthirspwne 1552, Vatherspoone 1637, Wedderspoone 1620, Wetherspone 1614, Wetherspwne 1549, Wethirspone 1590, Wethirspune 1569, Weyhthirspon 1546, Widerspune 1483, Witherspone 1583, Witherspune 1588, Withirspovune c. 1530, Withirspwne 1575, Wodderspoon 1761, Wotherspone 1601, Wyddirspwnn 1485, Wyderspone 1477.
(English) Dweller by the Wild- Animals’ Enclosure [the genit. of Old English wilder, wildeéor, wild animal, deer + pund, enclosure, pound] Cp. Wetherspoon.
User-submitted Reference
According to the Wilderspin family in Derbyshire, Wilderspins came over from Holland with William of Orange. They may not have been Wilderspin at that time, possibly Wilders or some other variant.
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Average Wilderspin Salary in
United States
$44,058 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wilderspin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wilderspin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wilderspin occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wilderspin? popularity and diffusion
Wilderspin is the 560,645th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 12,875,523 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Wilderspin live; 72 percent live in Northern Europe and 71 percent live in British Isles.
The last name Wilderspin is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 381 people, or 1 in 146,242. In England it is most numerous in: Cambridgeshire, where 17 percent reside, Greater London, where 13 percent reside and Suffolk, where 10 percent reside. Besides England it occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.
Wilderspin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wilderspin has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 144 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wilderspin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Wilderspin last name are 29.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Wilderspin earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 2.11% more than the national average, earning $44,058 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.26% less than the national average, earning $34,648 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilderspon | 90 | 0 | / |
| Wilterspoon | 76 | 1 | / |
| Walters-Payne | 61 | 1 | / |
| Welter Sabino | 61 | 1 | / |
| Welters-Ubben | 52 | 1 | / |
| Wolters-Houben | 50 | 1 | / |
| Wolters-Wauben | 50 | 1 | / |
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