Wittstrom Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Wittstrom Surname User-submission:
Wittstrom is a Swedish surname meaning 'white stream'. It originated in the town of Vittsjö, in southern Sweden, in the early 1700's. A book of the town history notes that Nils Persson, b. 1732, was the first person in that area to qualify for university and adopted a new surname to commemorate the occasion.
Read More About This SurnameWittstrom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35 | 1:10,355,970 | 420,657 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Wittstrom Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Wittstrom is a Swedish surname meaning 'white stream'. It originated in the town of Vittsjö, in southern Sweden, in the early 1700's. A book of the town history notes that Nils Persson, b. 1732, was the first person in that area to qualify for university and adopted a new surname to commemorate the occasion.
- rxman77_yahoo.caWittstrom Demographics
Average Wittstrom Salary in
United States
$37,663 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wittstrom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wittstrom Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wittstrom occurs most in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wittstrom? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,141,416th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Wittstrom reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 10,355,970. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 63 percent live, Colorado, where 17 percent live and Maryland, where 9 percent live. Barring The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 8 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.
Wittstrom Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wittstrom last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.
Wittstrom earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.71% less than the national average, earning $37,663 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whittstrom | 95 | 1 | / |
| Wettstrom | 89 | 6 | / |
| Withstrom | 89 | 0 | / |
| Wistrom | 88 | 416 | / |
| Whittstron | 84 | 1 | / |
| Whitstrome | 84 | 0 | / |
| Widstrom | 82 | 146 | / |
| Weistrom | 82 | 2 | / |
| Wicstrom | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wijstrom | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wixstrom | 82 | 0 | / |
| Wichstrom | 78 | 19 | / |
| Withstrum | 78 | 14 | / |
| Weststrom | 78 | 1 | / |
| Westrom | 75 | 667 | / |
| Wixtrom | 75 | 76 | / |
| Bistrom | 75 | 7 | / |
| Wystrom | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wistron | 75 | 2 | / |
| Vistrom | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wistram | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wittstrand | 74 | 2 | / |
| Whitstrone | 74 | 0 | / |
| Wesstrom | 71 | 69 | / |
| Bistrohm | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vidstrom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Widstrum | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wisthram | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wistrong | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wicstron | 71 | 0 | / |
| Weistron | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wichstron | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wetstrone | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weedstrom | 67 | 0 | / |
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