Witherspoon
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Scottish habitational surname, perhaps from Middle English wether (“ram”) + spong (“narrow strip of land”).
Proper noun
Witherspoon (plural Witherspoons)
- 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.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Witherspoon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.