Witherly Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Witherly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Witherly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:4,769,196247,034
Canada391:944,75971,777
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Witherly Last Name Facts

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

The last name Witherly is found most in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Witherly.

How Common Is The Last Name Witherly? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,628,521st most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Witherly reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 4,769,196. In The United States Witherly is most common in: Colorado, where 17 percent reside, Maine, where 16 percent reside and Connecticut, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 32 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.

Witherly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Witherly has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Witherly last name increased 362 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 42 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Witherly Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Witherly surname are 15.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 68.75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Witherly earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.02% more than the national average, earning $50,063 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.23% more than the national average, earning $51,785 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Witherly
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