Applewhite Surname

89,666th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Applewhite Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Applethwaite,' a township in the parish of Windermere, Westmorland. With Applewhite, compare Hebblewhite for Hebblethwaite.

1630. Married — Thomas Applewhaite and Mary Pead: St.

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Applewhite Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,6291:78,3028,944
Trinidad and Tobago2411:5,660895
England2131:261,58720,867
Barbados671:4,290540
Panama561:69,8623,012
Venezuela341:888,35513,981
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Wales101:309,45316,869
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
France71:9,488,960336,266
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
China21:683,660,78330,601
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1351:180,55814,908
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7461:67,3177,303

Applewhite (11) may also be a first name.

Applewhite Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Applethwaite,' a township in the parish of Windermere, Westmorland. With Applewhite, compare Hebblewhite for Hebblethwaite.

1630. Married — Thomas Applewhaite and Mary Pead: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1646. Buried — Elizabeth Applewhite: ibid.

1679. May the 6th. Dennis Burne, a Servant belonging to Mr. Henry Apple, white in the Ketch Prosperous for Virginia': Hotten's Lists of Emigrants.

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

(English) One who came from Applethwaite (clearing where apples grew), the name of places in Cumberland and Westmorland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Applewhite Last Name Facts

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

The surname Applewhite is found most frequently in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Applewhite? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 89,666th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,362,158 people. Applewhite is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Applewhite live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America. Applewhite is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 4,629 people, or 1 in 78,302. In The United States Applewhite is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 16 percent reside, North Carolina, where 11 percent reside and Mississippi, where 10 percent reside. Beside The United States Applewhite exists in 24 countries. It is also common in Trinidad and Tobago, where 5 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Applewhite Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Applewhite has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Applewhite last name grew 621 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 158 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Applewhite Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Applewhite are 5.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.44% registered with the party.

The amount Applewhite earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 0.57% less than the national average, earning R 236,280 per year; in United States they earn 12.86% less than the national average, earning $37,600 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.9% less than the national average, earning $42,280 CAD per year.

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