Wythe Surname

348,836th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,047 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Wythe Surname Definition:

= Withe, q v.

Wythe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4431:818,19262,826
England4301:129,57712,857
Australia761:355,20729,862
Canada521:708,56956,910
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Wales51:618,90625,852
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
France21:33,211,361423,184
China21:683,660,78330,601
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2231:109,30710,757
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1351:371,99028,019

Wythe (101) may also be a first name.

Wythe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Withe, q v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Welsh, Scottish) The brave man; dweller near a ford or wood; dweller near a willow tree.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From the Danish, Wiethe; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Wythe Last Name Facts

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

Wythe is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wythe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 348,836th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,960,407 people. The last name Wythe occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Wythe reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wythe is also the 940,641st most commonly held given name internationally, borne by 101 people.

The last name Wythe is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 443 people, or 1 in 818,192. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 13 percent are found, Oklahoma, where 13 percent are found and California, where 11 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in England, where 41 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Wythe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wythe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wythe last name increased 328 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 193 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wythe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wythe are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

The amount Wythe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.09% more than the national average, earning $48,365 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.62% more than the national average, earning $50,486 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wythes91471/
Waythe9141/
Woythe9141/
Whythe9130/
Wythed914/
Weythe911/
Wythey911/
Wythee910/
Wyte89154/
Wyth898/
Wysther831/
Whyte8061,419/
Wayte80917/
Withe80587/
Wethe80120/
Woyte8078/
Wayth8073/
Woyth8052/
Weyth8016/
Wyhte8011/
Bythe809/
Weyte809/
Wuyte807/
Whyth805/
Wytes801/
Wytte801/
Wyoth800/
Wyths800/
Wyt7516/
Withey734,678/
Waithe732,622/
Withee731,105/
Woithe73799/
Wiethe73289/
Wethey73214/
Weithe73158/
Wethje73138/
Wytych7371/
Vythee7351/
Whithe7332/
Woydte7325/
Whytee7323/
Boythe7317/
Wethie7311/
Wäthje738/
Wethee737/
Woyter736/
Wystep735/
Whytte734/
Weathe734/
Waytha733/
Whytie732/
Weethe732/
Wetthe732/
Whayte732/
Withea731/
Wethge731/
Whhyte731/
Waytea731/
Wheyte731/
Wetihe731/
Wyhter731/
Bőythe731/
Whydth731/
Wayhte731/
Waytee731/
Vythie731/
Wyhtte730/
Withie730/
Weytte730/
With679,393/
Wete675,922/
Weth671,618/
Wayt671,201/
Wite67732/
Whed67155/
Weethee67143/
Woyt67131/
Wuyster6766/
Woytych6739/
Waithet6738/
Westhed6734/
Whet6733/
Wetther6721/
Whithey6720/
Whyt6720/
Witheat6719/
Vysther6717/
Byte6716/
Vyte6713/
Wytt6712/
Vyth6711/
Whithee678/
Wydh677/
Woytech676/
Witthed675/
Wästhed675/
Waithed674/
Waithes673/
Weathes673/
Weyt672/
Uaythed672/
Wyht671/
Wuether671/
Witheis671/
Whydtee671/
Whytted671/
Wethead671/
Whethes671/
Wyttych671/
Weether671/
Wahytee671/
Wète671/
Weuthey671/
Westhea671/
Withech671/
Witheeh671/
Wjth671/
Waitthe671/
Wyttich671/
Wyty671/
Wytz671/
Withead670/
Withett670/
Wetheed670/
Weithes670/
Wystedt670/
Weathey670/
Whithet670/
Witheer670/

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