How common is the surname Weymouth?

1,621 people in the United States had the surname Weymouth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 190,466 Americans. It ranked 17,406th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Weymouth?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Weymouth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Weymouth?

Tina Weymouth, American musician.

Where is the surname Weymouth most common?

Wikidata records people named Weymouth in the United States.

How do you pronounce Weymouth?

Weymouth is /ˈweɪ.məθ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Weymouth getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,668 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,621 in 2010, down 2.8%.

The surname Weymouth

A place surname, carried by 1,621 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈweɪ.məθ/ 2 syllables Soundex W530

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Weymouth is more common than 89.3% of them.

Origin

In England, from Wey + mouth, referring to that river's mouth. The village in Nova Scotia is named after the city in Massachusetts.

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,621 people named Weymouth in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 190,466 Americans. That is down 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,668.

#17,406

rank among US surnames

1,621

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-2.8%

change since 2000 (was #15,984)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,398	Olaughlin	1,622	190,349
#17,406	Beaudette	1,621	190,466

Who is named Weymouth

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

96% of people named Weymouth identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Weymouths

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tina Weymouth
American musician, born 1950

Questions

Where does the surname Weymouth come from?: In England, from Wey + mouth, referring to that river's mouth. The village in Nova Scotia is named after the city in Massachusetts.
How common is the surname Weymouth?: 1,621 people in the United States had the surname Weymouth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 190,466 Americans. It ranked 17,406th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Weymouth?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Weymouth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Weymouth?: Tina Weymouth, American musician.
Where is the surname Weymouth most common?: Wikidata records people named Weymouth in the United States.
How do you pronounce Weymouth?: Weymouth is /ˈweɪ.məθ/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Weymouth?: Weymouth is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Weymouth getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,668 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,621 in 2010, down 2.8%.