Whightsil Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

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

Whightsil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whightsil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1181:3,071,686178,560
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Whightsil Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whightsil is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whightsil? popularity and diffusion

The last name Whightsil is the 1,674,734th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Whightsil reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Whightsil is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 118 people, or 1 in 3,071,686. In The United States Whightsil is most frequent in: Kansas, where 25 percent are found, Texas, where 25 percent are found and Illinois, where 22 percent are found.

Whightsil Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Whightsil has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Whightsil last name grew 2,950 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whightsil Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Whightsil surname are 41.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 88.24% registered with the party.

Whightsil earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.18% less than the national average, earning $40,483 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Whightsil
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