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- Witherspoon_(surname) abstract "The Witherspoon surname originates in England. It is composed of the elements 'wether' and 'spong/spang' which are taken from Middle English. Originally, Witherspoon was a place name meaning 'a narrow strip of land where sheep dwell', however the village has been lost on maps.The surname is most likely to come from County Durham, North East England as in the 1881 census, County Durham had far more inhabitants named Witherspoon than any other county. In particular, you are 1422 times more likely to find a Witherspoon in the village of Birtley, County Durham than anywhere else in the UK.With the British colonisation of many parts of the world, the name has spread to Australia, United States, New Zealand and Canada, among others, and now there are more Witherspoons in the U.S. than in their home country.".
- Witherspoon_(surname) wikiPageExternalLink Witherspoon-family-history-uk.ashx.
- Witherspoon_(surname) wikiPageExternalLink 1881census.
- Witherspoon_(surname) wikiPageID "22321652".
- Witherspoon_(surname) wikiPageRevisionID "512234193".
- Witherspoon_(surname) colour "powderblue".
- Witherspoon_(surname) earlyForms "Wetherspong/Wetherspang".
- Witherspoon_(surname) ethnicity English_people.
- Witherspoon_(surname) hasPhotoCollection Witherspoon_(surname).
- Witherspoon_(surname) meaning Middle_English.
- Witherspoon_(surname) meaning "'wether' - sheep or ram + 'spong'/'spang' - narrow strip of land".
- Witherspoon_(surname) name "Witherspoon".
- Witherspoon_(surname) origin England.
- Witherspoon_(surname) region "England and its former colonies".
- Witherspoon_(surname) subject Category:Surnames.
- Witherspoon_(surname) comment "The Witherspoon surname originates in England. It is composed of the elements 'wether' and 'spong/spang' which are taken from Middle English. Originally, Witherspoon was a place name meaning 'a narrow strip of land where sheep dwell', however the village has been lost on maps.The surname is most likely to come from County Durham, North East England as in the 1881 census, County Durham had far more inhabitants named Witherspoon than any other county.".
- Witherspoon_(surname) label "Witherspoon (surname)".
- Witherspoon_(surname) sameAs Q8028169.
- Witherspoon_(surname) sameAs Q8028169.
- Witherspoon_(surname) wasDerivedFrom Witherspoon_(surname)?oldid=512234193.
- Witherspoon_(surname) isPrimaryTopicOf Witherspoon_(surname).