Wharton Surname

18,605th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,631 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Wharton Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Wharton (several), 13th cent. usually Querton (for Wherton) = the Farmstead in or by the Basin or Hollow [Old English hwer, basin, cauldron, hollow (= Old Norse huerr, kettle, cauldron, cave) + tún, farm, &c.] But the Westmoreland Wharton, although occurring repeatedly in the 13th and 14th cent.

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Wharton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States16,3711:22,1402,778
England8,3471:6,675962
Australia1,6841:16,0312,258
Canada8571:42,9945,332
Barbados3671:783197
Trinidad and Tobago2801:4,871790
Guyana2701:2,823524
New Zealand2181:20,7723,637
Wales2041:15,1691,654
Scotland1811:29,5793,083
Ireland1121:42,0443,251
Panama871:44,9682,279
Peru701:454,05913,591
Saint Kitts and Nevis571:968193
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Northern Ireland351:52,7154,341
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
France311:2,142,668174,004
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Bermuda171:3,840587
Singapore171:323,98313,856
India161:47,941,586492,263
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Antigua and Barbuda121:8,264893
Jersey121:8,2671,718
Grenada111:9,867804
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Nauru61:1,980298
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
China51:273,464,31313,838
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Belize11:355,4743,977
Anguilla11:13,436792
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Guam11:160,1214,893
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Fiji11:894,3914,568
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1851:23,9452,637
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,1571:5,864890
Wales291:54,0832,718
Scotland171:220,1897,953
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1891:15,7472,007

Wharton (244) may also be a first name.

Wharton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Wharton (several), 13th cent. usually Querton (for Wherton) = the Farmstead in or by the Basin or Hollow [Old English hwer, basin, cauldron, hollow (= Old Norse huerr, kettle, cauldron, cave) + tún, farm, &c.] But the Westmoreland Wharton, although occurring repeatedly in the 13th and 14th cent. as Querton, is found as Werfton in 1202; and if this earlier form is to be trusted the etymon is prob. Old English hwerf, ‘embankment’, ‘dam’ (‘wharf’).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Wharton (homestead on Weaver River, or on an embankment), the name of several places in England.

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

Townships in Cheshire and Westmoreland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Herefordshire, Lancashire, Lincolnshire.

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

Wharton is also a Suffolk name; there is a Lincolnshire hamlet thus called, and there were several freeholders of the name in Notts in 1698 (Harleian MS., 6846).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Wharton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wharton (Arabic: وارتِن) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wharton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 18,605th most widespread last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 245,943 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Wharton reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wharton is also the 571,890th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 244 people.

Wharton is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 16,371 people, or 1 in 22,140. In The United States Wharton is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 9 percent reside, Maryland, where 7 percent reside and Ohio, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States Wharton is found in 71 countries. It is also found in England, where 28 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Wharton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wharton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wharton surname grew 513 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 201 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 703 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,065 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 39 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wharton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Wharton surname is predominantly Anglican (59%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wharton surname are 12.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wharton earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 20.67% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,379 per year; in South Africa they earn 66.7% more than the national average, earning R 396,144 per year; in United States they earn 1.71% more than the national average, earning $43,886 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.03% more than the national average, earning $55,660 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waharton933/
Whaurton931/
Whartoon931/
Whartton931/
Whearton930/
Warton921,722/
Whorton864,468/
Warthon86579/
Wherton86150/
Huarton8612/
Wahrton863/
Whartan862/
Wuarton861/
Wartton861/
Wartonn861/
Hbarton860/
Whartun860/
Whartonová823/
Wharthan803/
Wuarthon801/
Barton77153,277/
Worton772,726/
Wartan77117/
Wartoń77100/
Werton7763/
Varton7741/
Wartun7734/
Wartom7719/
Wartão771/
Warthan71584/
Barthon71319/
Worthon7156/
Bearton7144/
Bartoon7118/
Weirton7115/
Whortan7114/
Warthun7112/
Bahrton7111/
Bartton7111/
Huartan7111/
Wartane718/
Wortong715/
Bartonn715/
Barrton714/
Bartoin712/
Vartone711/
Hwerton711/
Baarton711/
Worrton711/
Warthom711/
Vartton711/
Baurton711/
Warttan711/
Whertan710/
Vearton710/
Huerton710/
Wortton710/
Worthong6729/
Vartuone672/
Bahartan671/
Warthhan670/

Wharton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wharton in the Arabic language
وارتِنwartin-
هرتونhrtwn-
وارتنwartn-
ارتنartn-

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