Witherington Surname

199,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,094 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Witherington Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Witherington (Wilts), Anglo-Saxon *Wi(h)theringa-tún = the Estate of the Wi(h)there Family [v. Wither; and + -inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing + tún, estate, farm, &c.]

Witherington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3151:275,63425,784
England6401:87,0599,491
Australia581:465,44335,949
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Jersey151:6,6131,336
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Wales81:386,81619,671
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3201:76,1738,307
Scotland121:311,9359,798
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1301:386,29828,876

Witherington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Witherington (Wilts), Anglo-Saxon *Wi(h)theringa-tún = the Estate of the Wi(h)there Family [v. Wither; and + -inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing + tún, estate, farm, &c.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A contraction of Wooderington. From Saxon wyderian, to wither, and dun, a hill. The withered or dry bill. A place in Northumberland, England. Weiderington, the place of pasturing cattle, Dutch, Weide, a pasture, weider, one who takes care of cattle, a herdsman.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From Widdrington; a location name in Northumberland.

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

Witherington Last Name Facts

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

Witherington is found most in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Witherington? popularity and diffusion

The last name Witherington is the 199,442nd most commonly held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 3,480,203 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Witherington are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,315 people, or 1 in 275,634. In The United States it is most common in: Georgia, where 17 percent are found, Florida, where 17 percent are found and Alabama, where 13 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also found in England, where 31 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Witherington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Witherington has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Witherington last name grew 1,012 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 8 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Witherington Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Witherington surname are 28.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Witherington earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.93% more than the national average, earning $47,434 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.16% less than the national average, earning $46,126 CAD per year.

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Witherington Reference & Research

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

We/Witherington 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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