Last Name WIDDOWS

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The son of Wydo, English for Guido (guy). Widders is a natural corruption of Widows with the patronymic 's.'
Nickname: The widow's son or the son of Wydo.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 53,420 (2000 US census) 59,143 (1990 US census)
Count 363 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 97.52%, or 354 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • undisclosed % as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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