How common is the surname Withers?

11,381 people in the United States had the surname Withers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,128 Americans. It ranked 3,176th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Withers?

Bill Withers, American musician (1938–2020), followed by Jane Withers.

Where is the surname Withers most common?

Wikidata records people named Withers in the United States, the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Is the surname Withers getting more or less common?

More common. 10,782 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,381 in 2010, up 5.6%.

The surname Withers

A surname, carried by 11,381 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W362

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Withers is more common than 98% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 11,381 people named Withers in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 27,128 Americans. That is up 5.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,782.

#3,176

rank among US surnames

11,381

people in 2010

3.9

per 100,000 Americans

+5.6%

change since 2000 (was #3,083)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,167	Rupp	11,399	27,085
#3,168	Corrigan	11,396	27,092
#3,169	Breeden	11,395	27,095
#3,170	Gossett	11,389	27,109
#3,171	Causey	11,387	27,114
#3,173	Roush	11,386	27,116
#3,174	Zamudio	11,384	27,121

Who is named Withers

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

74% of people named Withers identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 74%
Black (not Hispanic) 20%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Witherss

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bill Withers
American musician (1938–2020)
Jane Withers
American actress (1926-2021)
Googie Withers
British actress and entertainer (1917–2011)
Grant Withers
American film actor (1905-1959)
Tyriq Withers
American actor, born 1998
Garrett Withers
American politician (1884–1953)
Walter Withers
Australian painter (1854-1914)

Notable Witherss come mostly from the United States (5), the United Kingdom (1) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Withers

Withers has the Soundex code W362, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W362.

Questions

How common is the surname Withers?: 11,381 people in the United States had the surname Withers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,128 Americans. It ranked 3,176th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Withers?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Withers identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Withers?: Bill Withers, American musician (1938–2020), followed by Jane Withers.
Where is the surname Withers most common?: Wikidata records people named Withers in the United States, the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Is the surname Withers getting more or less common?: More common. 10,782 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,381 in 2010, up 5.6%.