Witherow Surname

160,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,712 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Witherow Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at a lane through the willow trees.

Witherow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1921:165,35516,782
Australia1681:160,68916,729
England1071:520,73032,731
Canada741:497,91342,460
Northern Ireland561:32,9473,302
Ireland421:112,1185,755
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Scotland261:205,91610,908
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Fiji11:894,3914,568
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland691:64,2014,905
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England561:435,27425,262
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4191:119,85411,696

Witherow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at a lane through the willow trees.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

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