Witherspoon

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Scottish habitational surname, perhaps from Middle English wether (ram) + spong (narrow strip of land).

Proper noun

Witherspoon (plural Witherspoons)

  1. A surname from Middle English.
    • 2023 July 6, Erin Griffith, David Yaffe-Bellany, “How Tom Brady’s Crypto Ambitions Collided With Reality”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
      During the boom times, Paris Hilton, Snoop Dogg, Reese Witherspoon and Matt Damon all gushed about or invested in crypto projects, bringing a mainstream audience to the wonky world of digital currencies.

Statistics

  • 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.

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