Weddell is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Weddell
No. of characters: 7
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Weddell

How popular is Weddell?

Weddell is common in United States.

Weddell is ranked 140583 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Weddells plummeted by 24.22062 per cent to 632 since 2000 and slipped by 8324 spots and ranked at 35582. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 81.01 87.53
American Indian and Alaska Native 12.82 7.91
Others 2.85 1.44
Hispanic or Latino 2.06 1.08
Weddell is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Scotland. Around 2735 people have been found who wears Weddell as their family name. Weddell is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
112,145 Spain7
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
18,625 Japan2
81,201 Switzerland1
1,254 Gibraltar1
31,207 Ireland1
118,015 Netherlands1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
277,603 France1
18,969 Wales1
36,678 Singapore1
172,258 Germany1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
14,386 New Zealand40
Countries with hundreds of Weddell:
10,307 England618
13,663 South Africa457
12,451 Australia221
18,637 Canada194
3,417 Scotland184
Countries with thousands of Weddell:
29,706 United States1,001

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workwoman Barbara Weddell from Ireland aboard the Philadelphia from Liverpool during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 30 years old when she arrived in USA on September 17, 1851. 4 years old George Weddell, Elizabeth Weddell (2), are others that migrated to US.

Weddell Namesakes

  • Hugh Algernon Weddell, Botanist
  • Alan Weddell, Football head coach
  • Mimi Weddell, Actress
  • James Weddell, Navigator
  • Mimi Weddell, Actress
  • Mimi Weddell, Actress
  • Hugh Algernon Weddell, Botanist
  • Hugh Algernon Weddell, Botanist
  • James Weddell, Navigator
  • Mimi Weddell, Actress

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