Whitehall Surname

173,231st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,481 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Barbados

Whitehall Surname Definition:

Local. There are several places so named in CD. James Quhithall, burgess freeman of Glasgow, 1585 (Burgesses).

Whitehall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8881:62,7467,375
United States8411:430,98637,180
Australia2401:112,48212,520
Barbados1631:1,763342
Canada1111:331,94230,257
Scotland771:69,5305,379
Trinidad and Tobago661:20,6662,393
Wales441:70,3306,116
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Guam121:13,3432,098
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5171:47,1485,829
Scotland261:143,9706,132
Wales191:82,5483,796
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:583,93839,464

Whitehall (12) may also be a first name.

Whitehall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local. There are several places so named in CD. James Quhithall, burgess freeman of Glasgow, 1585 (Burgesses).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

This name, more anciently written Whitehaugh, appears to have been derived from a place so called in Staffordshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Whitehall Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whitehall is found most in England. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitehall? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 173,231st most common family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,937,342 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Whitehall are found; 41 percent are found in Northern Europe and 41 percent are found in British Isles. Whitehall is also the 3,306,491st most numerous forename globally. It is borne by 12 people.

This last name is most frequent in England, where it is held by 888 people, or 1 in 62,746. In England it is most common in: West Midlands, where 15 percent reside, Greater London, where 10 percent reside and Staffordshire, where 8 percent reside. Outside of England this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.

Whitehall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Whitehall has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Whitehall surname grew 172 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 978 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 296 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 232 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whitehall Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Whitehall surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Whitehall surname are 0.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.87% registered with the political party.

The amount Whitehall earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.56% less than the national average, earning $42,476 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.52% less than the national average, earning $48,928 CAD per year.

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