Last Name WITHERSPOON

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Meaning Local: A grazing-place in the spur of a mountain or hill; 'Weider,' Dutch or Saxon, and span, to unite, bend, extend.
Origin English, Jewish, Irish

Rank 2,696 (2000 US census) 1,781 (1990 US census)
Count 12,283 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 34.69%, or 4261 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 61.3%, or 7529 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.22%, or 27 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.37%, or 45 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.99%, or 244 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.42%, or 174 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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