Whetstone Surname
Approximately 8,204 people bear this surname
Whetstone Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Whetstone,' a parish in Leicestershire, five miles from the capital. Also a hamlet, partly in Hertfordshire and partly in Middlesex.
1615. Edward Whytestone, or Whetstone, Bedfordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
Read More About This SurnameWhetstone Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,288 | 1:49,734 | 6,026 |
| England | 383 | 1:145,478 | 14,025 |
| Canada | 314 | 1:117,343 | 12,424 |
| Australia | 183 | 1:147,517 | 15,697 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 320 | 1:76,173 | 8,307 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,182 | 1:42,486 | 4,955 |
Whetstone (15) may also be a first name.
Whetstone Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Whetstone,' a parish in Leicestershire, five miles from the capital. Also a hamlet, partly in Hertfordshire and partly in Middlesex.
1615. Edward Whytestone, or Whetstone, Bedfordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1719. Married — John Whetstone and Jane Price: St. Antholin (London).
1750. — Nicholas Wetstone and Mary Bowman: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
1752. — Edward Whetstone and Margaret Watkins: ibid.
(English) belonging to Whetstone = the White Stone or Stone Castle [Old English hwít + stán]
A parish in co. Leicester, and a hamlet in the parish of Tideswell, co. Derby.
From Whetstone, name of places in cos. Derby, Leicester, and Middlesex. Hence, by corruption, Wheatstone. See Smalstone.
Whetstone Demographics
Average Male Whetstone Height
177.08 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Whetstone Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whetstone Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Whetstone occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Whetstone? popularity and diffusion
The surname Whetstone is the 61,294th most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 888,292 people. Whetstone is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Whetstone reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Whetstone is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name in the world, held by 15 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 7,288 people, or 1 in 49,734. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 8 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and Alabama, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States Whetstone is found in 19 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.
Whetstone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Whetstone has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 617 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 120 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Whetstone Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Whetstone surname are 17.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.53% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Whetstone earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.93% less than the national average, earning $40,591 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.14% more than the national average, earning $52,237 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheatstone | 95 | 294 | / |
| Whettstone | 95 | 8 | / |
| Wheststone | 95 | 2 | / |
| Whietstone | 95 | 1 | / |
| Whetstoner | 95 | 1 | / |
| Whetsstone | 95 | 1 | / |
| Wheetstone | 95 | 0 | / |
| Wetstone | 94 | 133 | / |
| Whetston | 94 | 64 | / |
| Whitstone | 89 | 550 | / |
| Wettstone | 89 | 65 | / |
| Weststone | 89 | 8 | / |
| Whatstone | 89 | 4 | / |
| Whetstune | 89 | 2 | / |
| Whetstane | 89 | 1 | / |
| Whetstene | 89 | 0 | / |
| Wetston | 88 | 6 | / |
| Whitstones | 84 | 1 | / |
| Whitston | 82 | 113 | / |
| Whetstan | 82 | 0 | / |
| Weitston | 82 | 0 | / |
| Watstone | 82 | 0 | / |
| Wetzston | 82 | 0 | / |
| Witstone | 82 | 0 | / |
| Wedstone | 82 | 0 | / |
| Weathestone | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wattstone | 78 | 1 | / |
| Whetstand | 78 | 0 | / |
| Witston | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weedston | 71 | 13 | / |
| Whitstom | 71 | 0 | / |
| Withston | 71 | 0 | / |
| Whitchton | 67 | 0 | / |
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