Whately Surname

579,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 542 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Ireland

Whately Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Whatley,' a parish in dioc of Bath and Wells; (2) 'of Wheatley,' parishes in the Dioceses Oxford and Southwell; (3) 'of Wheatley,' three separate hamlets in Yorkshire, one a township in the parish of Doncaster, one a hamlet in the parish of Ilkley, and one a hamlet in the parish of Ovenden.

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Whately Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1511:1,417,71147,804
United States1511:2,400,390147,856
Australia681:396,99632,204
Canada641:575,71247,839
England571:977,51048,999
Ireland301:156,9657,012
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Wales51:618,90625,852
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland271:164,0698,499
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England701:348,22022,196
Wales61:261,4039,165
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Whately (15) may also be a first name.

Whately Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Whatley,' a parish in dioc of Bath and Wells; (2) 'of Wheatley,' parishes in the Dioceses Oxford and Southwell; (3) 'of Wheatley,' three separate hamlets in Yorkshire, one a township in the parish of Doncaster, one a hamlet in the parish of Ilkley, and one a hamlet in the parish of Ovenden.

Peter de Watele, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henry de Watele, Oxfordshire, ibid.

1591. Francis Whatman, Sussex, pleb.: Register of the University of Oxford.

1794. Married — Roger Whatman and Jane Webb: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(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

Parishes and places in cos. Oxon, Lancaster, Nottingham, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Whately Last Name Facts

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

Whately is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Whately? popularity and diffusion

The surname Whately is the 579,404th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,445,657 people. Whately is predominantly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Whately are found; 30 percent are found in North America and 30 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 15 people.

The last name is most widespread in Brazil, where it is borne by 151 people, or 1 in 1,417,711. In Brazil Whately is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 58 percent reside, Rio de Janeiro, where 28 percent reside and Federal District, where 3 percent reside. Other than Brazil it is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.

Whately Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whately has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Whately surname rose 795 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 19 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 111 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whately Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Whately last name is predominantly Catholic (93%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Whately surname are 8.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Whately earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.9% more than the national average, earning $47,421 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $61,746 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whateley93615/
Whattely931/
Wately926/
Whataly861/
Wateely860/
Wateley860/
Whatelet802/
Wahateli801/
Whataley801/
Watteley800/
Watela771,422/
Bately7777/
Watele779/
Vately778/
Wateler71172/
Watilay7145/
Bateley7127/
Wadtele7116/
Wattelé719/
Wateala718/
Wantela716/
Wataliy716/
Bateloy715/
Watieli714/
Wateule714/
Wathele712/
Uhatela711/
Wateela711/
Wantele711/
Watilya711/
Wathela711/
Vantely711/
Wautelet671,005/
Wattelet67680/
Wantelet67110/
Wattelez6748/
Wuatelet6735/
Watteler6725/
Wantelez676/
Bantelay674/
Wahatole674/
Wataelee671/
Batelyay671/
Batteley671/
Wanteler671/
Wasteele671/
Vanteely671/
Wathaley671/
Wateelee671/
Wothesly670/

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Whately Reference & Research

Whateley One-name Study - A profile of the Whateley surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

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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