Whiltshire Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Whiltshire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whiltshire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Whiltshire Last Name Facts

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

Whiltshire is held by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whiltshire? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,116,508th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 48 percent of Whiltshire are found; 48 percent are found in Australasia and 48 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most common in Australia, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 2,454,155. In Australia it is mostly concentrated in: Queensland, where 82 percent live, New South Wales, where 9 percent live and South Australia, where 9 percent live. Excluding Australia it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Whiltshire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Whiltshire has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 14 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
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  • 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 Whiltshire
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