Whissell Surname

448,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 760 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Whissell Surname Definition:

From Wysall; a location name in Nottinghamshire.

Whissell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada7111:51,8226,241
United States321:11,326,842445,236
England61:9,286,343223,652
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Wales41:773,63329,106
China21:683,660,78330,601
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798

Whissell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Wysall; a location name in Nottinghamshire.

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

Whissell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whissell occurs more in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whissell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 448,102nd most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 9,588,876 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Whissell reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Gallo-North America.

Whissell is most common in Canada, where it is held by 711 people, or 1 in 51,822. In Canada it is most prevalent in: Quebec, where 57 percent are found, Ontario, where 34 percent are found and Alberta, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Canada it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Whissell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Whissell has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Whissell last name fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whissell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Whissell last name are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Whissell earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 28.1% more than the national average, earning $55,275 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.88% less than the national average, earning $48,748 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wissell93434/
Whissel93306/
Whisell932/
Whitsell881,375/
Whissiel887/
Whessell883/
Weissell882/
Wiessell881/
Whitssel880/
Wissel864,078/
Wisell86425/
Whisel8695/
Whitscell8230/
Whittsell825/
Whiessiel820/
Wheitsell820/
Bissell809,846/
Wessell801,422/
Weissel80371/
Whitell80121/
Huissel8084/
Wiessel8074/
Weisell8040/
Wiesell8039/
Vissell8025/
Waissel8021/
Widsell8020/
Wussell801/
Whysell801/
Wissiel801/
Wiseell800/
Wishsel800/
Whesell800/
Wheisel800/
Wisel77276/
Whell7766/
Whill773/
Whiel770/
Whittell75269/
Whytsell75193/
Wittsell75135/
Beissell7510/
Wheitsel758/
Hveissel756/
Boissell756/
Weisseld752/
Whitseld751/
Whitehll751/
Whichell750/
Whitsill750/
Weitsell750/
Whitcell750/
Wischell750/
Whitselt750/
Weiszell750/
Wessel7128,428/
Weisel713,161/
Wiesel712,720/
Bissel71510/
Vissel71135/
Waisel7182/
Woisel7176/
Huisel7162/
Visell7141/
Wesell7130/
Whille7124/
Bisell7122/
Wixell7116/
Wysell7116/
Whitsield7112/
D'Huissel7111/
Whysel719/
Witell719/
Hvisel715/
Wussel712/
Whelle712/
Wisiel712/
Wüssel712/
Wheetsell711/
Weischsel711/
Whichelld711/
Wissil711/
Wishel711/
Wyssel711/
Wiscel710/
Whisle710/
Boissel672,406/
Bessell671,813/
Beissel671,767/
Vessell67771/
Wetsell67137/
Beisell6762/
Wittell6742/
Voissel6729/
Bissill6725/
Whytell6725/
Huishel6725/
Waisele6721/
Hveisel6717/
Baissel6717/
Hwaisel6717/
Whichel6714/
Weassel6714/
Weishel6713/
Wesselt6713/
Weiszel677/
Whil676/
Whel675/
Weisele675/
Wichell673/
Weitsel673/
Weizell673/
Wyshell672/
Vussell672/
Buissel672/
Vaissel672/
Veissel672/
Bishsel671/
Wuessel671/
Wischel671/
Whitelt671/
Whithsield671/
Wheizel671/
Whetell671/
Voisell671/
Wesszel671/
Wiesèll671/
Wejssel671/
Weihsel671/
Wahgill671/
Wisgill671/
Wehelle671/
Waihsel671/
Wizzell670/
Wessill670/
Bizsell670/
Whitsil670/
Boisell670/
Wychell670/
Witsill670/
Wessehl670/
Weasell670/
Whitcel670/
Whitill670/
Vitsell670/
Bisshel670/

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