Whatcott Surname

487,899th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 680 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Whatcott Surname Definition:

From Whatcote; a location name in Warwickshire.

Whatcott Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5381:673,71553,674
England1041:535,75133,356
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:487,50726,996
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Whatcott Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Whatcote; a location name in Warwickshire.

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

Whatcott Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whatcott is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whatcott? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 487,899th most commonly used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 10,716,979 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Whatcott are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Whatcott is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 538 people, or 1 in 673,715. In The United States Whatcott is most prevalent in: Utah, where 54 percent live, Arizona, where 17 percent live and Idaho, where 5 percent live. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent live and Scotland, where 3 percent live.

Whatcott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whatcott has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Whatcott last name grew 10,760 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 208 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whatcott Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Whatcott surname are 35.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 82.76% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Whatcott earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 20.42% more than the national average, earning $51,958 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.62% more than the national average, earning $52,477 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Watcott931/
Wahtcott881/
Wastcott880/
Weatcott880/
Wacott862/
Weastcott820/
Waycott80529/
Waicott803/
Wetcott802/
Wheathcote782/
Watco7719/
Wacot770/
Wascotte7523/
Waycotte754/
Wettcott750/
Weascott750/
Watsgott750/
Bacott7195/
Waycot7128/
Watcoh711/
Wotcot711/
Watsot711/
Waicot710/
Wocott710/
Badcott6746/
Waco6726/
Vascott6716/
Huacote6710/
Watkoet674/
Woocott673/
Wasgott672/
Baucott671/
Watsote671/
Wachott671/
Wotchot671/
Wedcott670/
Baycott670/
Wasqott670/
Wetcoot670/
Waiscot670/

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