Whitchurch Surname

220,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,856 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Whitchurch Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'at the White Church'; (2) 'of Whitchurch,' parishes in the Dioceses Lichfield, Exeter, Hereford, Oxford, Winchester, &c.

William de la Wytechirch, Close Rolls, 11 Henry III.

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Whitchurch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9171:395,26634,675
England5071:109,89811,376
Australia2641:102,25611,519
New Zealand431:105,31013,865
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Wales271:114,6128,773
Guernsey221:2,929767
France101:6,642,272293,169
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
India81:95,883,173728,828
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3271:74,5428,168
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1281:392,33329,245

Whitchurch Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'at the White Church'; (2) 'of Whitchurch,' parishes in the Dioceses Lichfield, Exeter, Hereford, Oxford, Winchester, &c.

William de la Wytechirch, Close Rolls, 11 Henry III.

William de Witchirch, Oxfordshire, 1273 Hundred Rolls.

Nicholas de Withcharch, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

John del Whitechirche, Close Rolls, 5 Edward I.

1706. Baptised — John, s. James Whitchurch: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

(English) belonging to Whitchurch (common); or Dweller by the White Church [Old English hwít + cirice] Whitchurch, Salop, and Whitchurch, Dorset, were Latinized in our mediæval rolls as Album Monasterium, or de Albo Monasterio, and Frenchified Blancminster or Blauncminster.

Whitchurch, Hants, occurs in the A.-Saxon Chron., under a.d, iooi, as ‘aet Hwítciricean'—dat. formerly Whitchurch, Denbigh, is also known by the equivalent Welsh name Eglwys Wen.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Whitechurch; a location name in Yorkshire.

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

Whitchurch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whitchurch has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Whitchurch.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitchurch? popularity and diffusion

It is the 220,152nd most common surname in the world, held by around 1 in 3,926,479 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Whitchurch are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 917 people, or 1 in 395,266. In The United States Whitchurch is primarily found in: California, where 17 percent live, Missouri, where 13 percent live and Utah, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States it occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.

Whitchurch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Whitchurch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Whitchurch last name grew 716 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 155 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whitchurch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Whitchurch are 3.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Whitchurch earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.91% less than the national average, earning $39,735 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.28% less than the national average, earning $44,081 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Witchurch956/
Whichurch951/
Witchchurch860/
Whitchurst802/
Westchurch801/
Whithchurst762/
Witchurst740/
Bychurch6766/
Wiecorch670/
Vicurs500/

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