Whisten Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

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

Whisten 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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Whisten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:8,629,975373,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Whisten 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

Whisten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whisten is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Whisten click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whisten? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,017,195th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname Whisten occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Whisten reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 8,629,975. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New Jersey, where 38 percent live, California, where 31 percent live and Virginia, where 17 percent live.

Whisten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whisten has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Whisten last name grew 210 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whisten Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Whisten last name are 25.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.22% being registered with the party.

Whisten earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.58% more than the national average, earning $52,030 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wisten9263/
Whistn921/
Widsten8651/
Weisten8642/
Wixsten8623/
Wiesten8616/
Whistin8615/
Waisten866/
Witsten864/
Hvisten861/
Huisten860/
Wisteen860/
Hvidsten801,447/
Whetsten8035/
Wittsten8027/
Hvitsten8020/
Weisteen8015/
Weidsten8010/
Huidsten803/
Weistien800/
Westen771,941/
Wüsten77690/
Wusten7773/
Bisten7721/
Visten7720/
Wistyn7714/
Wistén7713/
Wistin773/
Hvidsteen7576/
Hvidtsten756/
Weusten71505/
Westeng71155/
Westeen71132/
Veisten7168/
Boisten7138/
Visteen7127/
Westien7127/
Baisten7120/
Wetsten7115/
Wuesten7114/
Wustten7113/
Vidsten713/
Huesten712/
Uisteen711/
Wichten711/
Vaisten711/
Wechten710/
Westenn710/
Wexsteen67252/
Wissting6747/
Wetsteen6715/
Wexstten6714/
Wejdsten677/
Wechteng676/
Westn672/
Wettsten672/
Witstijn671/
Weexsten671/
Waisztin671/
Westgeen671/
Wustn671/
Wechtend671/

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