Whichard Surname

350,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,040 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Whichard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whichard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0371:349,52631,345
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States941:534,24137,003

Whichard Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whichard is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whichard? popularity and diffusion

Whichard is the 350,743rd most prevalent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 7,007,256 people. Whichard is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Whichard are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Whichard is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 1,037 people, or 1 in 349,526. In The United States it is most numerous in: North Carolina, where 40 percent are found, Virginia, where 10 percent are found and Maryland, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States Whichard occurs in one country. It is also common in Croatia, where 0 percent are found.

Whichard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whichard has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,103 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whichard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Whichard are 5.89% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.12% being registered to vote for the political party.

Whichard earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.75% more than the national average, earning $43,471 USD per year.

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Whichard Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Whichard
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis