Whewell Surname

338,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,085 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Whewell Surname Definition:

Whewell Grange in Staffordshire, sometimes written Hewell, is known in history as the place where some of the conspirators of the Powder Plot took refuge in 1605. It has been remarked of this name, that it is more easily whistled than spoken! The initial W is, however, rarely pronounced.

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Whewell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6171:90,3059,745
United States3101:1,169,22283,615
Australia381:710,41347,396
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Wales201:154,72710,755
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Scotland111:486,71119,179
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Isle of Man51:17,1643,455
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5521:44,1585,500
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Whewell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Whewell Grange in Staffordshire, sometimes written Hewell, is known in history as the place where some of the conspirators of the Powder Plot took refuge in 1605. It has been remarked of this name, that it is more easily whistled than spoken! The initial W is, however, rarely pronounced.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

For Hewel, Huel, or Hoel. See Hoile. Hence the eminent philosopher, Whewell, Master of Trinity College, Cambridge.

The Norman People (1874)

Whewell Last Name Facts

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

Whewell is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whewell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Whewell is the 338,992nd most commonly used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 6,716,632 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Whewell live; 61 percent live in Northern Europe and 61 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 617 people, or 1 in 90,305. In England Whewell is most common in: Lancashire, where 22 percent live, Merseyside, where 17 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 13 percent live. Besides England Whewell is found in 23 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Whewell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whewell has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Whewell surname grew 112 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 3,444 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Whewell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Whewell last name are 8.16% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.93% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Whewell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 1021.39% more than the national average, earning R 2,664,840 per year; in United States they earn 3.37% less than the national average, earning $41,693 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.86% more than the national average, earning $65,511 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wheawell9326/
Wheywell9315/
Wheewell932/
Wewell921/
Whebell86110/
Wiewell8610/
Huewell862/
Wheweel861/
Whiwell860/
Weawell860/
Wewel83204/
Wewll830/
Whewellová821/
Wheawill8021/
Wheivell801/
Whiswell800/
Weiswell800/
Wiewel77792/
Wewele7778/
Huewel773/
Uewell771/
Waewel771/
Wewelt771/
Vewell771/
Weiwel771/
Waishwell7544/
Waichwell750/
Wewl731/
Waywell71375/
Weibell7172/
Weavell7167/
Weiswel7113/
Weeweel713/
Whyvell712/
Huebell712/
Whywele711/
Beewell711/
Weivell710/
Wisswell67113/
Wiwel67102/
Waiswell6711/
Wwewl671/
Wywll671/

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