Whetton Surname
Approximately 1,868 people bear this surname
Whetton Surname Definition:
= Whitton, q.v.
Whetton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,223 | 1:45,559 | 5,744 |
| United States | 275 | 1:1,318,032 | 92,126 |
| Australia | 207 | 1:130,414 | 14,194 |
| New Zealand | 83 | 1:54,558 | 8,669 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 484 | 1:50,362 | 6,139 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:156,842 | 6,008 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 66 | 1:760,889 | 48,111 |
Whetton Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Whitton, q.v.
A parish in Staffordshire.
When of Cornish origin, from gueth-don, the hill of rush.
The Wettons possess the name of a Staffordshire parish, the Whittinghams that of a Lancashire township, and the Wheatcrofts that of a hamlet in the Derbyshire parish of Crich. Wheatcroft was a name represented in Ashover in the reign of George I. (G.). The name is still in the district.
Whetton Demographics
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Whetton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whetton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Whetton occurs most in England. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Whetton? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 219,077th most widespread last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 3,901,256 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Whetton live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles.
It is most common in England, where it is held by 1,223 people, or 1 in 45,559. In England Whetton is most numerous in: Derbyshire, where 23 percent reside, Nottinghamshire, where 16 percent reside and Staffordshire, where 13 percent reside. Apart from England this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.
Whetton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Whetton has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Whetton surname grew 253 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 417 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 140 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Whetton Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Whetton last name are 36.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.1% registered with the political party.
The amount Whetton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.2% less than the national average, earning R 101,712 per year; in United States they earn 2.93% less than the national average, earning $41,886 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.38% less than the national average, earning $44,030 CAD per year.
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