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    The surname Wedderburn

    An English place surname, carried by 996 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex W361

    Wedderburn: #24,961 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Wedderburn #24,961, 996 people Wedderburn: #24,961 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Wedderburn #24,961, 996 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wedderburn is more common than 84.6% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    Scottish habitational surname from a place in Berwickshire, from Old English weþer (“wether, castrated ram”) + burna (“stream, burn”).

    Wedderburn is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 996 people named Wedderburn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 309,985 Americans. That is up 28% since 2000, when the Census counted 776.

    #24,961
    rank among US surnames
    996
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +28.4%
    change since 2000 (was #28,856)

    Who is named Wedderburn

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    79% of people named Wedderburn identified as Black (not Hispanic), 12% as white (not Hispanic) and 6.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Black (not Hispanic) 79%
    • White (not Hispanic) 12%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.6%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Wedderburns

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • James Wedderburn
      Barbadian athletics competitor (born 1938)

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Wedderburn come from?
    Scottish habitational surname from a place in Berwickshire, from Old English weþer (“wether, castrated ram”) + burna (“stream, burn”).
    How common is the surname Wedderburn?
    996 people in the United States had the surname Wedderburn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 309,985 Americans. It ranked 24,961st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Wedderburn?
    In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Wedderburn identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 12% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Wedderburn?
    James Wedderburn, Barbadian athletics competitor (born 1938).
    Where is the surname Wedderburn most common?
    Wikidata records people named Wedderburn in Barbados.
    What type of surname is Wedderburn?
    Wedderburn is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Wedderburn getting more or less common?
    More common. 776 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 996 in 2010, up 28%.