Witherstone Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Witherstone Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Witherstone (Dorset) = Wi(h)there’s Stone (Monument) [v. Wither; and + Old English stán]

Witherstone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:1,547,72466,012
Wales201:154,72710,755
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Witherstone Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Witherstone (Dorset) = Wi(h)there’s Stone (Monument) [v. Wither; and + Old English stán]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Witherstone Last Name Facts

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

Witherstone is most common in England. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Witherstone? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,436,415th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. Witherstone occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Witherstone are found; 90 percent are found in Northern Europe and 90 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most common in England, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 1,547,724. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Herefordshire, where 33 percent reside, Norfolk, where 25 percent reside and Cheshire, where 8 percent reside. Besides England it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 32 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Witherstone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Witherstone has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Witherstone surname fell 14 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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