Whimper Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

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

Whimper Surname Definition:

Perhaps from Quimper, a large town in Brittany. In early names of French origin, W and Qu are sometimes convertible.

Whimper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310

Whimper (13) may also be a first name.

Whimper Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Perhaps from Quimper, a large town in Brittany. In early names of French origin, W and Qu are sometimes convertible.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Same as the U.S. Whymper and Winpress, and the English names Wimperis, Winepress; from Winibert, Winiberts = illustrious in war.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From Whymple; a location name. in Devon Or Wimpole, Cambridgeshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Whimper Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whimper is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Whimper? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,828,462nd most widespread last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Whimper live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America. Whimper is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 13 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 100 people, or 1 in 3,624,589. In The United States it is mostly found in: Georgia, where 22 percent live, Missouri, where 16 percent live and North Carolina, where 13 percent live. Barring The United States Whimper is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Ecuador, where 1 percent live and Thailand, where 1 percent live.

Whimper Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Whimper surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.

Whimper earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.02% less than the national average, earning $31,488 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wimper9240/
Weimper86143/
Whymper865/
Witimper801/
Witemper801/
Wemper7758/
Bimper779/
Winper773/
Wymper771/
Wuitimper751/
Weitemper751/
Weinper71122/
Vimpere71104/
Veimpert6730/
Weinpert6719/
Wempeire671/
Huimpire671/
Vemper624/
Wunper621/
Bemper621/
Wynper621/
Weinperová596/
Veinper5740/
Vempere574/
Wempire571/
Vimpère571/
Ouemper571/
Wenpher571/
Bempfer571/
Beinper570/
Bempher570/
Vimpaire531/
Winphire531/

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