Whitefield Surname
Approximately 3,873 people bear this surname
Whitefield Surname Definition:
Local. There are several places named Whitefield listed in the County Directory.
Whitefield Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,092 | 1:173,260 | 17,448 |
| England | 630 | 1:88,441 | 9,589 |
| Scotland | 306 | 1:17,496 | 2,108 |
| Australia | 228 | 1:118,402 | 13,082 |
| Canada | 181 | 1:203,567 | 19,858 |
| Honduras | 116 | 1:76,004 | 1,508 |
| New Zealand | 104 | 1:43,542 | 7,204 |
| South Africa | 67 | 1:808,622 | 54,680 |
| Jamaica | 33 | 1:86,968 | 3,873 |
| Cayman Islands | 21 | 1:3,043 | 397 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 424 | 1:57,489 | 6,779 |
| Scotland | 164 | 1:22,824 | 2,152 |
| Wales | 26 | 1:60,324 | 2,968 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 402 | 1:124,922 | 12,088 |
Whitefield (38) may also be a first name.
Whitefield Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Local. There are several places named Whitefield listed in the County Directory.
= Whitfield, q.v.
Whitefield Demographics
Average Male Whitefield Height
175.52 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Whitefield Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whitefield Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Whitefield is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Whitefield? popularity and diffusion
The last name Whitefield is the 118,711th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,881,628 people. The surname Whitefield occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Whitefield reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Whitefield is also the 1,662,754th most widely held forename globally, held by 38 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2,092 people, or 1 in 173,260. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 20 percent reside, Tennessee, where 9 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States Whitefield occurs in 37 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent reside and Scotland, where 8 percent reside.
Whitefield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Whitefield has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Whitefield last name expanded 520 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 149 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 27 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Whitefield Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States Whitefield are 7.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.57% registered with the party.
The amount Whitefield earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 486.54% more than the national average, earning R 1,393,840 per year; in United States they earn 6.59% less than the national average, earning $40,306 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.64% more than the national average, earning $57,451 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitefild | 95 | 1 | / |
| Whiteifield | 95 | 1 | / |
| Whitifield | 90 | 15 | / |
| Wittefield | 90 | 1 | / |
| Whytefield | 90 | 1 | / |
| Waitefield | 90 | 1 | / |
| Whittifield | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wittefeld | 84 | 37 | / |
| Whitifeld | 84 | 5 | / |
| Watefield | 84 | 1 | / |
| Wittefeldt | 80 | 15 | / |
| Wittefielt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Widtefldt | 74 | 1 | / |
| Wittefelt | 74 | 0 | / |
| Whiteflet | 74 | 0 | / |
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Whitefield Reference & Research
Whitfield DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Whitfield FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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- 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 Whitefield
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