Wharton Surname
Approximately 29,631 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameWharton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16,371 | 1:22,140 | 2,778 |
| England | 8,347 | 1:6,675 | 962 |
| Australia | 1,684 | 1:16,031 | 2,258 |
| Canada | 857 | 1:42,994 | 5,332 |
| Barbados | 367 | 1:783 | 197 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 280 | 1:4,871 | 790 |
| Guyana | 270 | 1:2,823 | 524 |
| New Zealand | 218 | 1:20,772 | 3,637 |
| Wales | 204 | 1:15,169 | 1,654 |
| Scotland | 181 | 1:29,579 | 3,083 |
| Ireland | 112 | 1:42,044 | 3,251 |
| Panama | 87 | 1:44,968 | 2,279 |
| Peru | 70 | 1:454,059 | 13,591 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 57 | 1:968 | 193 |
| South Africa | 42 | 1:1,289,945 | 71,309 |
| Northern Ireland | 35 | 1:52,715 | 4,341 |
| Switzerland | 34 | 1:241,556 | 20,206 |
| France | 31 | 1:2,142,668 | 174,004 |
| Brazil | 29 | 1:7,381,874 | 170,034 |
| Spain | 26 | 1:1,798,155 | 50,469 |
| Sweden | 23 | 1:428,120 | 30,474 |
| Argentina | 22 | 1:1,942,882 | 97,983 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Bermuda | 17 | 1:3,840 | 587 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 12 | 1:8,264 | 893 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:8,267 | 1,718 |
| Grenada | 11 | 1:9,867 | 804 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Jamaica | 8 | 1:358,743 | 8,527 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Nauru | 6 | 1:1,980 | 298 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 1:56,330 | 1,327 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Anguilla | 1 | 1:13,436 | 792 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 185 | 1:23,945 | 2,637 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,157 | 1:5,864 | 890 |
| Wales | 29 | 1:54,083 | 2,718 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:220,189 | 7,953 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,189 | 1:15,747 | 2,007 |
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’).
(English) One who came from Wharton (homestead on Weaver River, or on an embankment), the name of several places in England.
Townships in Cheshire and Westmoreland.
A location name in Herefordshire, Lancashire, Lincolnshire.
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).
Wharton Demographics
Average Male Wharton Height
176.75 cm
Average Female Wharton Height
163.43 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waharton | 93 | 3 | / |
| Whaurton | 93 | 1 | / |
| Whartoon | 93 | 1 | / |
| Whartton | 93 | 1 | / |
| Whearton | 93 | 0 | / |
| Warton | 92 | 1,722 | / |
| Whorton | 86 | 4,468 | / |
| Warthon | 86 | 579 | / |
| Wherton | 86 | 150 | / |
| Huarton | 86 | 12 | / |
| Wahrton | 86 | 3 | / |
| Whartan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wuarton | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wartton | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wartonn | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hbarton | 86 | 0 | / |
| Whartun | 86 | 0 | / |
| Whartonová | 82 | 3 | / |
| Wharthan | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wuarthon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Barton | 77 | 153,277 | / |
| Worton | 77 | 2,726 | / |
| Wartan | 77 | 117 | / |
| Wartoń | 77 | 100 | / |
| Werton | 77 | 63 | / |
| Varton | 77 | 41 | / |
| Wartun | 77 | 34 | / |
| Wartom | 77 | 19 | / |
| Wartão | 77 | 1 | / |
| Warthan | 71 | 584 | / |
| Barthon | 71 | 319 | / |
| Worthon | 71 | 56 | / |
| Bearton | 71 | 44 | / |
| Bartoon | 71 | 18 | / |
| Weirton | 71 | 15 | / |
| Whortan | 71 | 14 | / |
| Warthun | 71 | 12 | / |
| Bahrton | 71 | 11 | / |
| Bartton | 71 | 11 | / |
| Huartan | 71 | 11 | / |
| Wartane | 71 | 8 | / |
| Wortong | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bartonn | 71 | 5 | / |
| Barrton | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bartoin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vartone | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hwerton | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baarton | 71 | 1 | / |
| Worrton | 71 | 1 | / |
| Warthom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vartton | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baurton | 71 | 1 | / |
| Warttan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Whertan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Vearton | 71 | 0 | / |
| Huerton | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wortton | 71 | 0 | / |
| Worthong | 67 | 29 | / |
| Vartuone | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bahartan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Warthhan | 67 | 0 | / |
Wharton Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wharton in the Arabic language | ||
| وارتِن | wartin | - |
| هرتون | hrtwn | - |
| وارتن | wartn | - |
| ارتن | artn | - |
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