Whattingham Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Whattingham Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Whittingham,' a parish in Northumberland, eight miles from Alnwick; also a township in the parish of Kirkham, Lancashire.

1608. William Whittingham, Cheshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Whattingham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:1,797,35772,927
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Whattingham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Whittingham,' a parish in Northumberland, eight miles from Alnwick; also a township in the parish of Kirkham, Lancashire.

1608. William Whittingham, Cheshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1608-9. Thomas Whittingham, Cheshire: ibid.

1669. George Whittingham and Susanne Sea good -. Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1766. Married — Thomas Whittingham and Sarah Hudson: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

WHITTINGHAME: From the lands of Whittinghame in East Lothian. Gilbert de Whitingham was one of the witnesses to a charter by Patrick, first earl of Dunbar before 1214 (Raine, App., 116). Petrus de Wyttigham was witness to a charter by Constantine, son of Adam, son of Edulf, to the Abbey of Neubotle, c. 1245 (Neubotle, p. 19). A payment was made to David Wattinghame in 1557 (Guildry, p. 120).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A parish in Northumberland, a township in Lancashire, and a parish in Haddingtonshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Whattingham Last Name Facts

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

Whattingham is found most frequently in England. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Whattingham? popularity and diffusion

The surname Whattingham is the 3,432,070th most numerous family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Whattingham reside; 94 percent reside in Northern Europe and 94 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 1,797,357. In England Whattingham is mostly found in: Surrey, where 65 percent are found, Devon, where 29 percent are found and Hampshire, where 3 percent are found. Outside of England it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Whattingham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Whattingham has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Whattingham last name grew 775 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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