Witherspoon

== English == === Alternative forms === Weatherspoon, Wotherspoon === 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. ==== 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.