Witherspoon
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Scottish habitational surname, perhaps from Middle English wether (“ram”) + spong (“narrow strip of land”).
Proper noun edit
Witherspoon (plural Witherspoons)
- A surname from Middle English.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Witherspoon is the 2736th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 13171 individuals. Witherspoon is most common among Black/African American (62.08%) and White (32.12%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Witherspoon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.