Witcher Surname
Approximately 7,792 people bear this surname
Witcher Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller by the wych-elm tree; dweller at, or near, a salt spring.
Witcher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,682 | 1:54,244 | 6,481 |
| Thailand | 534 | 1:132,282 | 20,291 |
| England | 301 | 1:185,110 | 16,566 |
| Canada | 96 | 1:383,808 | 34,152 |
| Belarus | 43 | 1:220,955 | 27,273 |
| Australia | 39 | 1:692,197 | 46,687 |
| Russia | 38 | 1:3,792,712 | 188,390 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 202 | 1:120,670 | 11,490 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 768 | 1:65,389 | 7,131 |
Witcher (52) may also be a first name.
Witcher Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller by the wych-elm tree; dweller at, or near, a salt spring.
1. A corruption of Whitchurch. 2, See Wicher.
Whitcher was a common name in Nursling last century. The Whitchers, originally the Wheatears or Wliityers, came into the county early in the 17th century; for 200 years and more they maintained the position of wealthy Hampshire yeomen, and their descendants are now landowners around Winchester; now and then some of the name entered the professions (W.).
Witcher Demographics
Average Male Witcher Height
176.43 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Witcher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Witcher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Witcher occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Witcher.
How Common Is The Last Name Witcher? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 64,233rd most common family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 935,260 people. The surname Witcher occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Witcher live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America. Witcher is also the 1,381,723rd most common given name throughout the world, held by 52 people.
The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 6,682 people, or 1 in 54,244. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Virginia, where 15 percent are found, Georgia, where 12 percent are found and Texas, where 10 percent are found. Beside The United States it exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 7 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.
Witcher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Witcher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Witcher last name grew 870 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 149 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 114 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Witcher Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Witcher surname are 15.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.47% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Witcher earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.92% less than the national average, earning R 76,236 per year; in United States they earn 10.76% less than the national average, earning $38,507 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.88% more than the national average, earning $64,031 CAD per year.
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Witcher Reference & Research
Whitcher One-name Study - A profile of the Whitcher surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.
Witcher DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Witcher 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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