Whitehair Surname

198,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Whitehair Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whitehair Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6421:220,74221,418
Australia2831:95,39110,845
England1531:364,17025,923
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
Guernsey41:8,1641,328
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2381:211,00318,126

Whitehair Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whitehair is most common in The United States. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitehair? popularity and diffusion

Whitehair is the 198,459th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,458,731 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Whitehair reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 1,642 people, or 1 in 220,742. In The United States it is primarily found in: West Virginia, where 19 percent live, Ohio, where 13 percent live and Arizona, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 13 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.

Whitehair Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whitehair has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Whitehair surname rose 690 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 319 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whitehair Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Whitehair last name are 10.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.1% being registered with the party.

The amount Whitehair earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 26.65% less than the national average, earning R 174,312 per year and in United States they earn 15.96% less than the national average, earning $36,264 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whitehar941/
Whitehart89103/
Whitehare891/
Whitehard891/
Whitehaer891/
Whitear88632/
Whiteheard841/
Whithear82162/
Whittear8211/
Whitiear821/
Wetehair820/
Whitehour780/
Whiticear780/
Bitehar7565/
Whitier7512/
Wittear750/
Whittier714,057/
Whitiher712/
Whittiar710/
Whiteour710/
Whietier710/
Whitiere710/
Whittyer710/
Witiar6717/
Witier678/
Wityer671/

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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 Whitehair
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