Whitechurch Surname

708,658th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 414 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Whitechurch 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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Whitechurch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2421:111,55212,427
England491:1,137,10353,999
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
France91:7,380,302306,885
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1191:204,83516,153
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Whitechurch 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

= Whitchurch, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes called Whitchurch exist in cos. Buckingham, Devon, Glamorgan, Hereford, Oxford, Pembroke, Salop, Somerset, Hants, and Warwick.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Whitechurch Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whitechurch is found in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitechurch? popularity and diffusion

It is the 708,658th most frequent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 17,602,768 people. The last name Whitechurch occurs mostly in Oceania, where 64 percent of Whitechurch live; 64 percent live in Australasia and 64 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is held by 242 people, or 1 in 111,552. In Australia it is most frequent in: New South Wales, where 46 percent are found, Victoria, where 38 percent are found and Queensland, where 12 percent are found. Beside Australia Whitechurch is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Whitechurch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Whitechurch has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 59 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 254 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whitechurch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Whitechurch last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Whitechurch earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 48.71% more than the national average, earning $64,167 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.38% more than the national average, earning $53,352 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
White-Church962/
Whitachurch911/
Whiteshurst731/
Yttcharch601/

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