How common is the surname Withey?

1,202 people in the United States had the surname Withey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 256,860 Americans. It ranked 21,672nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Withey?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Withey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Withey?

Jeff Withey, American basketball player (born 1990), followed by Chester Withey.

Where is the surname Withey most common?

Wikidata records people named Withey in the United States.

Is the surname Withey getting more or less common?

More common. 1,165 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,202 in 2010, up 3.2%.

The surname Withey

A surname, carried by 1,202 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Withey is more common than 86.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,202 people named Withey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 256,860 Americans. That is up 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,165.

#21,672

rank among US surnames

1,202

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+3.2%

change since 2000 (was #21,025)

Who is named Withey

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

93% of people named Withey identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Witheys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jeff Withey
American basketball player (born 1990)
Chester Withey
American actor and film director (1887-1939)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Withee

Surnames that sound like Withey

Withey has the Soundex code W300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W300.

Questions

How common is the surname Withey?: 1,202 people in the United States had the surname Withey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 256,860 Americans. It ranked 21,672nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Withey?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Withey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Withey?: Jeff Withey, American basketball player (born 1990), followed by Chester Withey.
Where is the surname Withey most common?: Wikidata records people named Withey in the United States.
Is the surname Withey getting more or less common?: More common. 1,165 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,202 in 2010, up 3.2%.
What are other spellings of Withey?: Withee.