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
Whetstone is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Whetstone? popularity and diffusion
Whetstone is the 61,294th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 888,292 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Whetstone are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held given name on earth, held by 15 people.
It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 7,288 people, or 1 in 49,734. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 8 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Alabama, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.
Whetstone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Whetstone has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 617 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 120 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Whetstone Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Whetstone last name are 17.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national 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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