With Surname

54,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Suriname

With Surname Definition:

( Scandinavian ) Dweller by a Willow [Dialectal English with(e, a withy or willow; O.N. uið = Old English wiððe, a withy] The willow-tree is called a with-tree or withy-tree.—Northants Gloss-, ii 403.

A Withe, Herts, occurs in the Charter- Rolls a.

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With Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran6,3701:12,0541,606
United States4851:747,33858,424
Denmark3911:14,4371,414
Norway3401:15,1241,796
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
India2381:3,222,96494,263
England1831:304,47023,072
Netherlands1341:126,02419,691
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Sweden1131:87,1396,420
Switzerland1021:80,5199,217
France671:991,384111,008
Taiwan651:360,6882,859
Canada591:624,50251,218
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
Brazil541:3,964,339108,357
Suriname511:10,8362,716
Honduras321:275,5142,595
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
Afghanistan261:1,236,66110,825
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Finland221:249,85019,707
China191:71,964,2933,948
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England751:325,00521,260
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

With (631) may also be a first name.

With Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

( Scandinavian ) Dweller by a Willow [Dialectal English with(e, a withy or willow; O.N. uið = Old English wiððe, a withy] The willow-tree is called a with-tree or withy-tree.—Northants Gloss-, ii 403.

A Withe, Herts, occurs in the Charter- Rolls a.d. 1226-7.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

According to some, with signifies a forest or wood, from Old Norse vidr, Goth, vidus; according to others it is corrupted from worth, which see. With, wath are often met with in composition of local names, as Langwith, Darwath. Whit. Graven (422) renders with, wath, a fold. The W. gwydd is trees, and gwyth a channel, drain. Ferguson gives With as a Modern German name, which he connects with an Old German Wido.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From Withy; a location name. Somerset.

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

With: (Old Norse viði), a wood: Beckwith, Skipwith.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

With Last Name Facts

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

With is more commonly found in Iran than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of With click here.

How Common Is The Last Name With? popularity and diffusion

With is the 54,217th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 775,849 people. The surname With is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of With reside; 71 percent reside in South Asia and 68 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. With is also the 331,447th most widely held forename in the world, borne by 631 people.

The surname With is most numerous in Iran, where it is borne by 6,370 people, or 1 in 12,054. In Iran With is most numerous in: Tehran Province, where 18 percent are found, East Azerbaijan Province, where 16 percent are found and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Iran With exists in 69 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Denmark, where 4 percent are found.

With Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of With has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the With last name increased 703 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 244 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

With Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the With last name are 14.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.78% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount With earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 17.68% more than the national average, earning 407,259 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.81% more than the national average, earning $47,380 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.13% more than the national average, earning $62,666 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weith891,269/
Wieth89656/
Withe89587/
Waith89405/
Wisth89383/
Woith89268/
Width8995/
Whith8910/
Witth897/
Wioth891/
Witht891/
Wuith891/
Wit865,972/
Waithe802,622/
Woithe80799/
Weithe80158/
Whithe8032/
Woitch8028/
Weithz807/
Weiths803/
Whithd801/
Wheith800/
Weidth800/
Witt7599,263/
Wait759,216/
Weth751,618/
Weit751,052/
Whit751,022/
Wite75732/
Vith75555/
Woit75388/
Wiet75306/
Widt75137/
Widh7599/
Wijt7541/
Wißt7528/
Wyth758/
Hwit754/
Wiht753/
Wuit753/
Uith752/
Wizt751/
Vwit751/
Witd751/
Wjth751/
Woitsch73163/
Weitsch73124/
Weisæth7353/
Withová731/
Hwaiteh731/
Wuitsch731/
Waitthe731/
Waggith730/
White671,176,396/
Witte6753,620/
Waite6752,355/
Whitt6722,262/
Veith6711,713/
Vieth677,235/
Vaith673,054/
Voith671,234/
Waitt671,088/
Wythe671,047/
Weidt671,008/
Woite671,002/
Hwait67760/
Visth67572/
Wuite67447/
Woidt67382/
Whait67354/
Weite67246/
Weeth67202/
Vithe67184/
Wijte67177/
Wijts67176/
Woitt67151/
Wiszt67136/
Wethe67120/
Huith67118/
Wijdh6799/
Wiedt6795/
Wisst6795/
Wayth6773/
Waidh6765/
Wihte6756/
Woyth6752/
Wiott6732/
D'Wit6732/
Vitth6724/
Weitt6723/
Bitht6721/
Hwitt6719/
Weyth6716/
Whiet6715/
Weijt6715/
Whitehed6714/
Weath6714/
Wizst6712/
Waidt676/
Whidt675/
Whyth675/
Woithová674/
Wheit674/
Woits673/
Waihd673/
Wiett672/
Whoit672/
Hwite672/
Waiht672/
Wheth672/
Hweth671/
Waizt671/
Wajth671/
Wihtt671/
Whitd671/
Whitp671/
Wetth671/
Weizt671/
Weiht671/
Wuitt671/
Hwist671/
Vijth671/
Wijdt671/
Waitehed671/
Wittt671/
Hweit671/
Wjsth671/
Wyoth670/
Wuist670/
Wists670/
Withehed670/
Whiteher670/
Whiot670/
Widte670/
Wyths670/
Wgeth670/

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