Whitehand Surname
Approximately 421 people bear this surname
Whitehand Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'with the white hand.' Oddly enough, a fairly common sobriquet in the 13th and 14th centuries. Perhaps a translation of Blanchmains; compare Humbert Blanchmains (Nicholls, History Leicestershire, Index).
Read More About This SurnameWhitehand Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 260 | 1:214,300 | 18,301 |
| Australia | 118 | 1:228,777 | 21,625 |
| United States | 29 | 1:12,498,584 | 473,286 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 99 | 1:246,216 | 18,027 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
Whitehand Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'with the white hand.' Oddly enough, a fairly common sobriquet in the 13th and 14th centuries. Perhaps a translation of Blanchmains; compare Humbert Blanchmains (Nicholls, History Leicestershire, Index). The surname still lives. compare Whitehead.
Robert Whithond, Close Rolls, 13 Edward I.
Alexander Whitehand, 3 Edward III: Freemen of York.
Adam Whythand, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Colbert Whithand. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.
Humbert Whitehand. Nichol's History of Leicestershire.
Bartholomew Whitchande, of London, Oriel Coll., 1578: Register of the University of Oxford.
1583. Buried — Alyce Breese, who dyed in bow lane in ye house of John Whitebande: St. Michael, Cornhill.
William Whitehand, 1665: History C. C. Coll., Camb.
(English) White Hand (a nickname) [Old English hwít + hand] Adam Whythand.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.
Isoud la Blanche Mains.—Morte d'Arthur, VIII. xxxv.
Blanchemain does not seem to have survived in France.
Robert Blanchesmains, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae) and 1198; Stephen Blanmong, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
Whitehand Demographics
Average Whitehand Salary in
United States
$97,000 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Whitehand Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whitehand Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Whitehand is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Whitehand? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 699,651st most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 17,310,085 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Whitehand reside; 65 percent reside in Northern Europe and 64 percent reside in British Isles.
Whitehand is most widely held in England, where it is held by 260 people, or 1 in 214,300. In England Whitehand is most frequent in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 20 percent reside, Norfolk, where 13 percent reside and Cambridgeshire, where 10 percent reside. Apart from England Whitehand exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.
Whitehand Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Whitehand has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Whitehand last name rose 263 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 181 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Whitehand Last Name Statistics demography
Whitehand earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 124.8% more than the national average, earning $97,000 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiteand | 94 | 2 | / |
| Witehand | 94 | 0 | / |
| Whitehean | 89 | 3 | / |
| Whitehant | 89 | 0 | / |
| Wiehand | 88 | 16 | / |
| Whitean | 88 | 1 | / |
| Whiteham | 82 | 2 | / |
| Whitehon | 82 | 1 | / |
| Whithian | 82 | 0 | / |
| Whithaun | 82 | 0 | / |
| Wieand | 80 | 524 | / |
| Witean | 80 | 0 | / |
| Whitehone | 78 | 1 | / |
| Whisehant | 78 | 1 | / |
| Whitehoun | 78 | 0 | / |
| Whitejohn | 78 | 0 | / |
| Wieandt | 75 | 142 | / |
| Whiteen | 75 | 3 | / |
| Whiteon | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wieyand | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wisehan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Whitain | 75 | 0 | / |
| Withain | 75 | 0 | / |
| Whiteam | 75 | 0 | / |
| Whitien | 75 | 0 | / |
| Whiteing | 71 | 373 | / |
| Whiseant | 71 | 46 | / |
| Weisehan | 71 | 7 | / |
| Witthain | 71 | 7 | / |
| Whithoin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Whitiham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Withayan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Whichean | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wettehan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Whittien | 71 | 0 | / |
| Whitteon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Whittain | 71 | 0 | / |
| Whiteine | 71 | 0 | / |
| Whitehom | 71 | 0 | / |
| Whaitayin | 67 | 161 | / |
| Wichaihan | 67 | 138 | / |
| Waithayin | 67 | 22 | / |
| Bitean | 67 | 19 | / |
| Wityan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Witian | 67 | 4 | / |
| Whyean | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whiien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wieang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wehaun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huiean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weaynd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whitehoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Withejane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weehan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weisehahn | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weissehan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whisseant | 67 | 0 | / |
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