Whimple Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

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

Whimple Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Whimple,' a parish in Devon, four miles from Ottery St. Mary. The surname, however, has apparently been modified into Whipple, &c. Nevertheless, v. Whipple for another origin.

Hugo de Curteney habet .

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Whimple Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:5,253,028264,570
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Whimple Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Whimple,' a parish in Devon, four miles from Ottery St. Mary. The surname, however, has apparently been modified into Whipple, &c. Nevertheless, v. Whipple for another origin.

Hugo de Curteney habet ... apud Wympel: A., Devon, (1273).

Richard Bysothewympel (i.e. by South Wympel): ibid.

1657. Married — Richard Simons and Mary Whimple: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Whimple (Devon), 13th cent. Wympel [the second element is evid. Dialectal English pell, pill, a pool, a form of Old English pul(l: for the first element earlier forms are desirable, but it prob. represents Old English wylm, wielm, a flowing, bursting out]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Whimple Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whimple occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whimple? popularity and diffusion

The surname Whimple is the 2,293,424th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname Whimple is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Whimple reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 5,253,028. In The United States Whimple is most frequent in: New York, where 48 percent are found, Oklahoma, where 26 percent are found and Nevada, where 14 percent are found.

Whimple Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Whimple has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Whimple surname expanded 863 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whimple Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Whimple last name are 16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 69.23% being registered with the party.

Whimple earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.16% more than the national average, earning $44,081 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wimple92155/
Wimpley863/
Wiemple861/
Wimpler861/
Whemple860/
Waichimplee781/
Wemple771,207/
Wimply771/
Bimple770/
Winple770/
Wympler711/
Waichimphli674/
Woinpele672/
Wainpele671/
Weampler671/
Wemplett670/
Uaeychimplee631/
Bimpli6297/
Wenple623/
Vimpli621/
Vemple621/
Wheply620/
Bimply620/
Vimplis575/
Bimplli571/
Bempley571/
Winplay570/
Bimpelli533/
Wemphill531/
Bimpilli531/

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