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 has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Whitefield? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 118,711th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,881,628 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Whitefield live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. Whitefield is also the 1,662,754th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 38 people.
The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 2,092 people, or 1 in 173,260. In The United States Whitefield is most numerous in: Texas, where 20 percent reside, Tennessee, where 9 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States Whitefield is found 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 surname rose 520 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 149 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 27 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Whitefield Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Whitefield last name are 7.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.57% registered to vote for 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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