Whaites Surname

704,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Whaites Surname Definition:

Whaite’s (Son).

Whaites Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2791:199,70617,470
Australia761:355,20729,862
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England691:353,26622,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Whaites Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Whaite’s (Son).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Old Norse, Veðr or Vettir; from the Frisian, Wêt, Wêts; from the Danish, Wetje, Vett, Vetter; from the German, Weth; from the Flemish, Wets; in the Domesday Book, Wiet; a personal name.

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

Whaites Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whaites is found most in England. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Whaites.

How Common Is The Last Name Whaites? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 704,927th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 17,476,129 people. The last name Whaites occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Whaites live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 279 people, or 1 in 199,706. In England it is most frequent in: Somerset, where 20 percent live, Lancashire, where 14 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 12 percent live. Apart from England this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 18 percent live and South Africa, where 7 percent live.

Whaites Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whaites has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Whaites last name rose 404 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 43 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whaites Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

The amount Whaites earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 89.44% less than the national average, earning R 25,092 per year and in Canada they earn 1.32% more than the national average, earning $50,340 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waites927,369/
Whites92897/
Whaite92394/
Whaits9298/
Whates9293/
Whiteis86417/
Whitest8692/
Whiteus8651/
Whities8625/
Whaitte8617/
Whitesr866/
Whittes864/
Waithes863/
Whitese862/
Whitess862/
Waistes861/
White's861/
Whaitts861/
Whaiter861/
Wheates860/
Whiteys860/
Whiteas860/
Whitees860/
Waitees860/
White831,176,396/
Waite8352,355/
Waits837,953/
Wates831,305/
Wites83373/
Whate83110/
Whits8319/
Whats831/
Whiteash8072/
Whitties809/
Whitedds802/
Waithesh802/
Whiteast801/
Whitteds801/
Wheaties801/
Whaither801/
Whiteish800/
Waithe772,622/
Whitis771,641/
Wittes771,256/
Wheate77249/
Weites77239/
Whitey77205/
Whitte77143/
Witges77119/
Whatts77105/
Vaites7796/
Waitte7792/
Waytes7781/
Baites7780/
Waitey7769/
Waitea7767/
Wheats7761/
Woites7752/
Waitts7749/
Wattes7748/
Waitze7739/
Whitee7735/
Whithe7732/
Wahate7728/
Waitse7728/
Whitie7720/
Whytes7719/
Wities7718/
Whitts7715/
Whhite7715/
Waitee7715/
Waties7714/
Wayite778/
Withes777/
Whiote776/
Whiteh775/
Waitei775/
Whitea774/
Whatte774/
Whitez774/
Whitet774/
Whatey773/
Whaiti773/
Whitei773/
Wateus773/
Huites773/
Witeus773/
Wwhite772/
Whitge772/
Waitis772/
Whjite772/
Whatis772/
Whitej772/
Whoite772/
Whuite772/
Whayte772/
Watese772/
Whitex772/
Whaitz772/
Whatie772/
Waitez771/
Hbates771/
Hwhite771/
Vwhite771/
Wietes771/
Whitec771/
Whitse771/
Watesh771/
Watess771/
Whgite771/
Whiete771/
Whatee771/
Whaths771/
Whijte771/
Wateas770/
Whiths770/
Wwaite770/
Whiets770/
Wheite770/
Weates770/
Whitze770/
Whihte770/
Whists770/
Whiteeyse751/
Whiteheds751/
Wate7321,601/
Wite73732/
Wats73495/
Wits73311/
Whitish71272/
Whittey71264/
Whittie71184/
Whitead71139/
Watties71121/
Wieties7193/
Whisted7182/
Wittges7164/
Hwaiter7148/
Waithet7138/
Waitche7137/
Whiteid7124/
Whitice7124/
Whithey7120/
Wheatte7120/
Whittis7117/
Huastes7114/
Whithee718/
D'White715/
Wahaita714/
Wittest714/
Wateshe714/
Waithed714/
Waitish713/
Whatthe713/
Whattey712/
Whiteer712/
Whathey712/
Wheatie712/
Whatter711/
Wheatey711/
Wachtes711/
Waitett711/
Witheis711/
Wietges711/
Whitedc711/
Whitiey711/
Whitoey711/
Whitteu711/
Whittoesch711/
Whyteus711/
Whathie711/
Wheatts711/
Whethes711/
Witties711/
Waiatee711/
Waaitte711/
Baittes711/
Hwaiteh711/
Watteus711/
Watesse711/
Wahatse711/
Waitshe711/
Waitiss711/
Whather711/
Waitthe711/
Whittee710/
Weateas710/
Whitett710/
Wittets710/
Whittea710/
Whittys710/
Whistte710/
Weithes710/
Waiteix710/
Whiteec710/
Wistest710/
Whettes710/
Whithet710/
Withait710/
Whiteea710/
Wattese710/
Watts67199,585/
Bates67189,693/
Whyte6761,419/
Witte6753,620/
Waita674,977/
Witts673,744/
Baite673,359/
Waitz671,852/
Waiti671,837/
Watte671,720/
Woite671,002/
Wayte67917/
Watie67831/
Wateh67755/
Withe67587/
Whata67485/
Huite67485/
Wuite67447/
Bites67405/
Vites67382/
Vates67367/
Weate67320/
Weits67312/
Watis67309/
Watee67281/
Weite67246/
Watje67222/
Vhate67207/
Watei67204/
Wijte67177/
Wijts67176/
Baits67162/
Huits67162/
Wateu67151/
Waate67149/
Whati67138/
Witee67133/
Witsø67117/
Wayts67109/
Wated67104/
Watse67104/
Vaite6793/
Wiets6785/
Watea6784/
Wetes6773/
Vaits6765/
Whiti6763/
Wihte6756/
Witis6755/
Wuits6748/
Waity6747/
Whity6745/
Wadte6742/
Waute6741/
Wiete6738/
Wheathey6724/
Witea6723/
Whita6722/
Wittesch6721/
Wahawete6721/
Wauts6719/
Witez6719/
Whitehed6714/
Waistedt6714/
Watex6714/
Withs6713/
Huate6712/
Wyhte6711/
Witeh6711/
Whete6710/
Whitz6710/
Watss6710/
Whitc679/
Watey678/
Wahts678/
Wjite677/
Witse677/
Vhite676/
Witey676/
Watge676/
Witeś676/
Witep675/
Watys675/
Waiez675/
Witex675/
Wajts674/
Weats674/
Witie674/
Whittish673/
Waics673/
Woits673/
Watcs673/
Watze673/
Wheattey672/
Wahte672/
Waitc672/
Whatz672/
Hwite672/
Waitx672/
Waids672/
Waitehai672/
Whatthey671/
Hwate671/
Huats671/
Waistead671/
Wytes671/
Wieds671/
Whiteatd671/
Whiteová671/
Whittead671/
Whittedd671/
Whittett671/
Whitthed671/
Whitther671/
Whitthis671/
Whitx671/
Watitsch671/
Wheatoey671/
Wheatter671/
Whets671/
Weitheis671/
Wehte671/
Uates671/
Waats671/
Uhite671/
Wheaterr671/
Whitè671/
Whité671/
Waitehed671/
Waité671/
Wuate671/
Witzs671/
Hbite671/
Whayithi671/
Whaci671/
Witec671/
Witet671/
Whistter670/
Wists670/
Wasts670/
Watez670/
Whitteer670/
Whiteitt670/
Whiteher670/
Whjte670/
Watzs670/
Whathead670/
Wihietts670/
Whithech670/
Whittech670/
Whittise670/
Widte670/
Whitheat670/
Wattiess670/
Wittetts670/
Whitteed670/

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