Explore the Family Name Witherell

The meaning of Witherell

English (Berkshire): variant of Wetherell.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Witherell in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Witherell has slightly decreased in the 2000s. In 2000, it was ranked as the 18,551st most common name and fell to the 19,257th position by 2010, marking a 3.81% drop in its rank. However, this decline was not mirrored in the actual count of individuals bearing this surname. There were 1,372 people with the surname Witherell in 2000, which increased marginally to 1,408 by 2010, translating to a growth rate of 2.62%. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100k population also saw a decrease from 0.51 to 0.48 during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,551	#19,257	-3.81%
Count	1,372	1,408	2.62%
Proportion per 100k	0.51	0.48	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Witherell

The ethnic identity associated with the Witherell surname has seen some small shifts between 2000 and 2010, according to data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census. People identifying as White make up the majority, although this percentage dipped slightly from 96.50% in 2000 to 94.74% in 2010. The percentage of those identified as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic saw minor increases, from 0.95% to 0.99% and from 0.95% to 1.56% respectively. More significant was the increase in people identifying under two or more races, rising from 1.24% to 1.78%. Additionally, the 2010 census showed a small proportion of individuals identifying as Black (0.50%) and American Indian and Alaskan Native (0.43%), categories that were not represented in the 2000 census data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.5%	94.74%	-1.82%
Two or More Races	1.24%	1.78%	43.55%
Hispanic	0.95%	1.56%	64.21%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.95%	0.99%	4.21%
Black	0%	0.5%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.43%	0%