Whatley Surname

26,845th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,012 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Whatley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Whatley,' a parish in dioc of Bath and Wells; (2) 'of Wheatley,' parishes in the Dioceses Oxford and Southwell; (3) 'of Wheatley,' three separate hamlets in Yorkshire, one a township in the parish of Doncaster, one a hamlet in the parish of Ilkley, and one a hamlet in the parish of Ovenden.

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Whatley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,8201:22,9112,873
England2,2991:24,2363,348
Australia6081:44,4015,593
Wales3731:8,296924
Canada3151:116,97012,402
South Africa2161:250,82325,476
Scotland591:90,7436,412
New Zealand541:83,85811,975
Ireland231:204,7368,142
Guernsey221:2,929767
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Guyana211:36,2963,715
France191:3,495,933219,029
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Norway111:467,48139,375
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
China31:455,773,85521,925
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Greenland11:56,3791,133
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:246,10410,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1091:21,9803,104
Wales551:28,5171,601
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3851:36,2594,300

Whatley (77) may also be a first name.

Whatley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Whatley,' a parish in dioc of Bath and Wells; (2) 'of Wheatley,' parishes in the Dioceses Oxford and Southwell; (3) 'of Wheatley,' three separate hamlets in Yorkshire, one a township in the parish of Doncaster, one a hamlet in the parish of Ilkley, and one a hamlet in the parish of Ovenden.

Peter de Watele, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henry de Watele, Oxfordshire, ibid.

1591. Francis Whatman, Sussex, pleb.: Register of the University of Oxford.

1794. Married — Roger Whatman and Jane Webb: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Whateley or Whatley (Soms.), 13th cent.

Whateleg,' in late versions of charters of the Anglo-Saxon period Whate- leighe ('Cart. Sax’, nos. 168,438) = the Wheat-Field [Old English hwœte + leáh] See Wheatl(e)y; and cp. Whatfield, Suff., and Whatcroft, Chesh.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Somersetshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Parishes and places in cos. Oxon, Lancaster, Nottingham, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Somerset.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Whatley Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Whatley Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Whatley (Arabic: اتلي) is most common in The United States. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whatley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 26,845th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 364,159 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Whatley live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America. Whatley is also the 1,100,117th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 77 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 15,820 people, or 1 in 22,911. In The United States Whatley is primarily found in: Texas, where 21 percent reside, Georgia, where 17 percent reside and Alabama, where 13 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 51 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Whatley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whatley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Whatley surname grew 1,142 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 207 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 678 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 128 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Whatley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Whatley surname is principally Anglican (94%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Whatley surname are 19.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.24% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Whatley earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 15.89% less than the national average, earning 291,096 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 31.96% more than the national average, earning R 313,584 per year; in United States they earn 5.44% less than the national average, earning $40,800 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.17% more than the national average, earning $56,722 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wheatley9339,341/
Whattley9322/
Wahatley933/
Whatleyd931/
Whatleys931/
Whatleyy930/
Whatlley930/
Watley922,883/
Whatly923/
Whatle921/
Wheathley884/
Wheateley881/
Wheatleyh881/
Whheatley881/
Wheatlley881/
Wheattley880/
Wheatleyt880/
Wattley861,152/
Wheatle86841/
Waitley86239/
Wathley8626/
Weatley8619/
Wahtley8615/
Whetley8613/
Whatles863/
Whatlet863/
Whatlay863/
Whatliy861/
Whotley860/
Whatler860/
Watle8399/
Watly838/
Wheetley80480/
Whattler8061/
Weathley8026/
Wheately8016/
Wheathly802/
Wheattle802/
Wheatlay801/
Wheatlet801/
Wheatlly800/
Whattles800/
Wheitley800/
Wheatlie800/
Batley773,615/
Wattle77171/
Wathle77153/
Wetley7790/
Watlet7779/
Wotley7759/
Watlae774/
Wattly773/
Watloy773/
Huatly771/
Wadtle771/
Wahtly771/
Waytly771/
Watled771/
Vatley771/
Waitle770/
Whetly770/
Wautly770/
Battley711,081/
Beatley71502/
Watelle71420/
Wastler71388/
Wautlet71163/
Wootley7154/
Baitley7153/
Wheitly7146/
Waistle7142/
Wettley7124/
Bathley7111/
Huastle718/
Wheetly716/
Wattlet714/
Wachtle713/
Whettle712/
Wothley712/
Waitele712/
Weetley712/
Bohtley711/
Wahtler711/
Waitler711/
Weastly711/
Wathler711/
Weitley711/
Vattley711/
Weathle711/
Whatteller710/
Weattly710/
Bautley710/
Vathley710/
Wattlee710/
Wethley710/
Watless710/
Batle671,077/
Wattelle67392/
Watla67322/
Vatle67311/
Watli67254/
Wetle67196/
Watellet6762/
Weastler6757/
Beathley6746/
Watły676/
Weathely673/
Weithley673/
Waistler672/
Beautley672/
Wetly672/
Wadtille671/
Wotle671/
Waytlett671/
Wateller671/
Wheatlui671/
Beattley671/
Wachtles671/
Wheittly670/
Wastelle670/

Whatley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Whatley in the Arabic language
اتليatly-

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Whatley Reference & Research

Whatley DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Whatley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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