Withrow Surname

48,151st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,722 people bear this surname

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

Withrow Surname Definition:

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

Withrow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,3791:34,9224,355
Canada2911:126,61713,224
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England41:13,929,515290,718
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
China31:455,773,85521,925
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3411:37,4494,438

Withrow (41) may also be a first name.

Withrow 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

Withrow Last Name Facts

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

Withrow occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Withrow click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Withrow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 48,151st most common last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 679,682 people. The surname Withrow occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Withrow live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,590,275th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 41 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 10,379 people, or 1 in 34,922. In The United States it is primarily found in: Ohio, where 11 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States it exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.

Withrow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Withrow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Withrow surname increased 774 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Withrow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Withrow last name are 16.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.94% being registered with the party.

The amount Withrow earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.19% less than the national average, earning $40,910 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.32% less than the national average, earning $47,039 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whithrow937/
Witthrow935/
Weithrow931/
Withhrow931/
Withrowe930/
Witrow927/
Weitherow884/
Whitrow86579/
Wietrow8619/
Witrowa866/
Withraw863/
Wittrow862/
Wethrow861/
Wythrow861/
Wuthrow861/
Bithrow860/
Beithrow800/
Wetrow7731/
Vitrow772/
Witrów771/
Weatherow750/
Bythrow71173/
Wietrów714/
Wytrowa712/
Bethrow712/
Wittrof711/
Wettrow711/
Witroff711/
Whetrow710/
Whitroff671/
Wheatrow670/
Withruff670/
Wittroff670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Withrow
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis