Whateley Surname

526,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 615 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Whateley Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Whateley or Whatley (Soms.), 13th cent.

Whateleg,' in late versions of charters of the Anglo-Saxon period Whate- leighe ('Cart. Sax’, nos. 168,438) = the Wheat-Field [Old English hwœte + leáh] See Wheatl(e)y; and cp.

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Whateley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2751:202,61117,646
United States1211:2,995,528175,060
Australia1041:259,57423,725
South Africa631:859,96456,669
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Wales201:154,72710,755
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1601:152,34613,406
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Whateley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Whateley or Whatley (Soms.), 13th cent.

Whateleg,' in late versions of charters of the Anglo-Saxon period Whate- leighe ('Cart. Sax’, nos. 168,438) = the Wheat-Field [Old English hwœte + leáh] See Wheatl(e)y; and cp. Whatfield, Suff., and Whatcroft, Chesh.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A chapelry in the parish of Cuddesden, co. Oxford, more usually written Wheatley.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Warwickshire.

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

Whateley Last Name Facts

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

Whateley is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whateley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 526,921st most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 11,849,668 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 49 percent of Whateley reside; 49 percent reside in Northern Europe and 49 percent reside in British Isles.

Whateley is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 275 people, or 1 in 202,611. In England it is most numerous in: West Midlands, where 22 percent are found, Cambridgeshire, where 10 percent are found and Warwickshire, where 10 percent are found. Besides England this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 17 percent are found.

Whateley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whateley has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Whateley last name increased 172 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 484 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whateley Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Whateley surname are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.78% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Whateley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 131.77% more than the national average, earning R 550,776 per year and in United States they earn 9.02% more than the national average, earning $47,043 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wheateley941/
Whately93542/
Wateley930/
Wheately8816/
Whatelet882/
Whattely881/
Whataley881/
Watteley880/
Wheteley880/
Watele869/
Wately866/
Wateler80172/
Bateley8027/
Wadtele8016/
Wateule804/
Wathele802/
Waitele802/
Weteley801/
Whataly801/
Wateely800/
Whetely800/
Wautelet751,005/
Wattelet75680/
Wattelez7548/
Wuatelet7535/
Watteler7525/
Wahatole754/
Weathely753/
Whetaley752/
Wathaley751/
Wasteele751/
Wahateli751/
Batteley751/
Wataelee751/
Wateelee751/
Watela711,422/
Batele71196/
Wetele7191/
Watile7187/
Bately7177/
Watale7131/
Watole7117/
Vately718/
Wotele716/
Vatele712/
Wattelett711/
Washteler710/
Watolya67245/
Vhatale67123/
Watilay6745/
Batelya6734/
Battele6725/
Wadtile6725/
Vateler6723/
Vadtele6717/
Watalee6717/
Waitale6713/
Waitile6713/
Vaitele679/
Wattelé679/
Wateala678/
Vahtele678/
Vathele678/
Wataliy676/
Bateloy675/
Wathole675/
Wataile674/
Watieli674/
Vhatole674/
Bathele673/
Vatiele671/
Wadtole671/
Wathela671/
Watilya671/
Wethaly671/
Batelee671/
Batelea671/
Uhatela671/
Watoile671/
Weteele671/
Wetelie671/
Wateela671/
Wastela671/
Bateleh671/
Boteley670/
Wastile670/

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Whateley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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