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
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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.
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Wittstrom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wittstrom Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wittstrom occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wittstrom? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wittstrom is the 3,141,416th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Wittstrom are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 10,355,970. In The United States Wittstrom is most prevalent in: California, where 63 percent are found, Colorado, where 17 percent are found and Maryland, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States Wittstrom is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 8 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.
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 national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political 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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