Witherow Surname
Approximately 2,712 people bear this surname
Witherow Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at a lane through the willow trees.
Witherow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,192 | 1:165,355 | 16,782 |
| Australia | 168 | 1:160,689 | 16,729 |
| England | 107 | 1:520,730 | 32,731 |
| Canada | 74 | 1:497,913 | 42,460 |
| Northern Ireland | 56 | 1:32,947 | 3,302 |
| Ireland | 42 | 1:112,118 | 5,755 |
| New Zealand | 26 | 1:174,166 | 18,836 |
| Scotland | 26 | 1:205,916 | 10,908 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 69 | 1:64,201 | 4,905 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 56 | 1:435,274 | 25,262 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 419 | 1:119,854 | 11,696 |
Witherow Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at a lane through the willow trees.
Witherow Demographics
Average Male Witherow Height
179.25 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Witherow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Witherow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Witherow is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Witherow? popularity and diffusion
The surname Witherow is the 160,728th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,687,148 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Witherow live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The surname Witherow is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 2,192 people, or 1 in 165,355. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 18 percent are found, Georgia, where 11 percent are found and Ohio, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States Witherow occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 6 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.
Witherow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Witherow has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 523 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 191 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 39 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Witherow Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (97%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Witherow surname are 27.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.21% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Witherow earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.7% less than the national average, earning $40,691 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.14% less than the national average, earning $47,127 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weitherow | 94 | 4 | / |
| Witherrow | 94 | 1 | / |
| Whitherow | 94 | 1 | / |
| Witerow | 93 | 1 | / |
| Withethrow | 89 | 0 | / |
| Whiterow | 88 | 64 | / |
| Wetherow | 88 | 26 | / |
| Withorow | 88 | 3 | / |
| Withirow | 88 | 0 | / |
| Witterow | 88 | 0 | / |
| Wetherrow | 82 | 0 | / |
| Weatherow | 82 | 0 | / |
| Witarow | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wetterow | 75 | 27 | / |
| Witterof | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wetheraw | 75 | 0 | / |
| Weiterova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Whiteroft | 71 | 0 | / |
| Biterov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Viterov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wisterhoof | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weatherhaw | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weteraw | 67 | 0 | / |
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