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 is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Withrow? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 48,151st most frequently held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 679,682 people. The last name Withrow occurs predominantly 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 commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 41 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 10,379 people, or 1 in 34,922. In The United States it is most common in: Ohio, where 11 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States Withrow occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.

Withrow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Withrow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Withrow last name expanded 774 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Withrow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Withrow surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Withrow are 16.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.94% registered with the political 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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