Whitcher Surname

143,210th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,105 people bear this surname

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

Whitcher Surname Definition:

(English) One who whitches, i.e., chests and coffers.

Whitcher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7731:204,43320,061
England8201:67,9497,860
Australia1581:170,85917,509
Canada1011:364,80832,793
South Africa931:582,55644,854
New Zealand761:59,5839,301
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Wales121:257,87814,969
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Dominica11:75,891912
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3681:66,2377,568
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4641:108,23010,824

Whitcher Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who whitches, i.e., chests and coffers.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

1. A corruption of Whitchurch. 2, See Wicher.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the German, Wiche, Wichers, Wichert; from the Dutch, Wichers, Wiggers; from the Danish, Wiggers; a personal name.$

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

Whitcher was a common name in Nursling last century. The Whitchers, originally the Wheatears or Wliityers, came into the county early in the 17th century; for 200 years and more they maintained the position of wealthy Hampshire yeomen, and their descendants are now landowners around Winchester; now and then some of the name entered the professions (W.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Whitcher Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whitcher is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Whitcher click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitcher? popularity and diffusion

It is the 143,210th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,347,036 people. The last name Whitcher occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Whitcher are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 1,773 people, or 1 in 204,433. In The United States Whitcher is mostly found in: California, where 12 percent live, Texas, where 9 percent live and New York, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 27 countries. It is also common in England, where 26 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Whitcher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Whitcher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Whitcher last name expanded 382 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 223 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whitcher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Whitcher surname are 6.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.53% being registered with the party.

The amount Whitcher earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 168.63% more than the national average, earning R 638,376 per year; in United States they earn 6.85% more than the national average, earning $46,104 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.82% less than the national average, earning $47,288 CAD per year.

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