Whitcotton Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Whitcotton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whitcotton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Whitcotton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whitcotton is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitcotton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,532,898th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Whitcotton are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 22,653,683. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 56 percent reside, Nevada, where 31 percent reside and Illinois, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 16 percent reside.

Whitcotton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Whitcotton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Whitcotton surname grew 533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whitcotton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Whitcotton last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Whitcotton earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Whitcotton
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