Whiteman Surname
Approximately 18,745 people bear this surname
Whiteman Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. ; v. Wightman. (2) Nick. 'the white man,' from the pallid appearance of the bearer; compare Blackman and Greenman.
Agnes Wyteman, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John Wyteman, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameWhiteman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,420 | 1:34,785 | 4,336 |
| England | 3,422 | 1:16,282 | 2,358 |
| Australia | 1,516 | 1:17,807 | 2,492 |
| Canada | 976 | 1:37,752 | 4,764 |
| New Zealand | 631 | 1:7,176 | 1,222 |
| South Africa | 558 | 1:97,093 | 11,826 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 197 | 1:6,924 | 1,046 |
| Wales | 144 | 1:21,490 | 2,281 |
| Scotland | 132 | 1:40,559 | 3,794 |
| Nigeria | 114 | 1:1,553,884 | 58,636 |
| Grenada | 114 | 1:952 | 178 |
| Northern Ireland | 79 | 1:23,355 | 2,670 |
| Jamaica | 70 | 1:40,999 | 2,613 |
| Brazil | 40 | 1:5,351,858 | 134,966 |
| Isle of Man | 37 | 1:2,320 | 450 |
| Jersey | 29 | 1:3,421 | 664 |
| Colombia | 26 | 1:1,837,464 | 11,767 |
| Panama | 21 | 1:186,298 | 5,509 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Cayman Islands | 20 | 1:3,195 | 435 |
| Russia | 18 | 1:8,006,836 | 292,169 |
| Argentina | 17 | 1:2,514,318 | 114,515 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 43 | 1:103,020 | 6,511 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,863 | 1:13,084 | 1,977 |
| Scotland | 39 | 1:95,980 | 4,885 |
| Wales | 37 | 1:42,390 | 2,234 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,504 | 1:20,055 | 2,532 |
Whiteman (425) may also be a first name.
Whiteman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. ; v. Wightman. (2) Nick. 'the white man,' from the pallid appearance of the bearer; compare Blackman and Greenman.
Agnes Wyteman, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John Wyteman, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Thomas Wyteman, Oxfordshire, ibid.
William Wytman, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
1607. Buried — John, s. Peter Whitman, vintner: St. Peter, Cornhill.
1637-8. Christopher Whiteman and Alice Aldrington: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).
1 = White (q.v.) + man.
2 for Wightman, q.v.
(English) The light-complexioned or white-haired man.
Possibly the antithesis of Blackman; but more probably the same as Wightman.
From the Dutch, Witman; in the Domesday Book, Wihtmar; a personal name.
Whiteman Demographics
Average Whiteman Salary in
United States
$44,631 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Whiteman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whiteman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Whiteman is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Whiteman? popularity and diffusion
The surname Whiteman is the 28,643rd most prevalent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 388,773 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Whiteman reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 416,660th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 425 people.
The surname Whiteman is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 10,420 people, or 1 in 34,785. In The United States Whiteman is most numerous in: California, where 9 percent reside, New York, where 6 percent reside and Indiana, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States Whiteman exists in 72 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.
Whiteman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Whiteman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Whiteman surname expanded 416 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 184 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 389 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 338 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 63 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Whiteman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (47%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Whiteman last name are 15.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.42% registered with the party.
The amount Whiteman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 44.78% more than the national average, earning R 344,064 per year; in Colombia they earn 55.09% less than the national average, earning $10,195,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.43% more than the national average, earning $44,631 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.27% less than the national average, earning $47,560 CAD per year.
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Whiteman Reference & Research
Whitman DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Whitman 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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Footnotes
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