Whistance Surname

660,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Whistance Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Whiston,' parishes, hamlets, &c, in Lancashire, Staffordshire, Yorkshire, Worcestershire, and Northampton.

Amald de Wiston, Nottinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Whiston, Northamptonshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.

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Whistance Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2581:215,96118,397
Wales1001:30,9453,130
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England951:256,58318,459
Wales161:98,0264,293
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Whistance Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Whiston,' parishes, hamlets, &c, in Lancashire, Staffordshire, Yorkshire, Worcestershire, and Northampton.

Amald de Wiston, Nottinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Whiston, Northamptonshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

(2) Bapt. 'the son of Wistan,' an early form of Wulstan.

William Wlefstan, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Wystan, or Wolstan de Paston, Norfolk, temp. Richard I: History of Norfolk.

1742. Buried — Elizabeth Whiston: St. Mary Aldermary.

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

Parishes and places in cos. Lancaster, Northampton, Stafford, Yorkshire, and Worcester are so called, and from one or other of them the surname is probably derived, though Mr. Ferguson considers it to be the Anglo-Saxon personal name Wistan.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Whistance Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whistance occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whistance? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 660,498th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 16,016,584 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Whistance reside; 79 percent reside in Northern Europe and 79 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Whistance is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 258 people, or 1 in 215,961. In England it is most common in: Herefordshire, where 28 percent reside, West Midlands, where 23 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 6 percent reside. Outside of England Whistance exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Whistance Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whistance has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Whistance surname increased 272 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 625 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 2,950 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whistance Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Whistance surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Whistance earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7% more than the national average, earning $46,168 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wistance9413/
Whistence890/
Istance8830/
Istence751/
Ostance751/
Ustance751/
Wistans750/
Eustance71456/
Estanice712/
Westanje711/
Whistons710/
Bistanchi6734/
Usta Ince671/
Whistonhouse671/
Istans670/
Westanza594/
Westons502/

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