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

The surname Withrow occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Withrow.

How Common Is The Last Name Withrow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 48,151st most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 679,682 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Withrow reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Withrow is also the 1,590,275th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 41 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 10,379 people, or 1 in 34,922. In The United States Withrow is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 11 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States Withrow exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

Withrow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Withrow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Withrow last name grew 774 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Withrow Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Withrow surname are 16.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.94% being registered to vote for 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/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Withrow
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