Thistlewhite Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Thistlewhite Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thistlewhite Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:2,932,529101,561
United States111:32,950,812797,015
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589

Thistlewhite Last Name Facts

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

Thistlewhite is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Thistlewhite click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thistlewhite? popularity and diffusion

Thistlewhite is the 3,141,416th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Thistlewhite reside; 49 percent reside in Northern Europe and 49 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 2,932,529. In England Thistlewhite is most prevalent in: South Yorkshire, where 68 percent are found, North Yorkshire, where 26 percent are found and Leicestershire, where 5 percent are found. Aside from England this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent are found and South Africa, where 21 percent are found.

Thistlewhite Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thistlewhite has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Thistlewhite surname declined 21 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thistlewhite Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Thistlewhite earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.36% less than the national average, earning R 96,576 per year and in United States they earn 33.31% more than the national average, earning $57,521 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thistlewhaite960/
Thistlewaite92270/
Thistlewait871/
Thistlwaite871/
Thistlevait780/
Thistlewood70474/
Thisstlewood670/
Thasetlut57122/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thistlewhite
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