Whitehill Surname

130,855th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Whitehill Surname Definition:

Of local origin from one or other of the small places of the name in Midlothian, Lanarkshire, or Kincardineshire. Andrew Ouhithill was witness in Linlithgow in 1538 (Johnsoun). Payment to Johne Quhvthill, 1558 (Rent. Dunk., p. 352). John Whitehill witnessed a sasine of 1577 (Poltalloch Writs, p.

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Whitehill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4761:146,38915,114
England4531:122,99812,370
Australia2061:131,04714,245
Scotland1821:29,4173,073
Canada791:466,40040,200
Wales161:193,40812,484
France91:7,380,302306,885
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1441:25,9952,349
England1011:241,34017,803
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5851:85,8448,930

Whitehill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Of local origin from one or other of the small places of the name in Midlothian, Lanarkshire, or Kincardineshire. Andrew Ouhithill was witness in Linlithgow in 1538 (Johnsoun). Payment to Johne Quhvthill, 1558 (Rent. Dunk., p. 352). John Whitehill witnessed a sasine of 1577 (Poltalloch Writs, p. 190). John Whitehill in Keppoch, 1666 (Sasines, 1310). Robert Whythill in Horswood, 1675, and Robert Whithill in Kilbarchar, 1758 (Kilbarchan).

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

Villages, &c., in cos. Edinburgh, Kincardine, Banff, and Lanark.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Whitehill Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whitehill is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitehill? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 130,855th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,108,665 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Whitehill reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 2,476 people, or 1 in 146,389. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 10 percent live, Iowa, where 6 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States this surname is found in 27 countries. It is also found in England, where 13 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Whitehill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Whitehill has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Whitehill surname grew 423 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 449 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 126 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whitehill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (41%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Whitehill surname are 22.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.42% being registered with the political party.

The amount Whitehill earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.56% more than the national average, earning $46,841 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.01% more than the national average, earning $52,172 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whitehaill951/
Whihtehill950/
Whitehil942/
Witehill940/
Whitehilt890/
Whiteheall840/
Whiteheal784/
Whithield781/
Whiteheel780/
Whitgel750/
Whitiel750/
Whitield716/
Witiel670/
Withiel6324/
Bitjell633/
Vitiell632/
Weitiel631/
Vitahil631/
Weitgel630/
Waitgel630/
Vitielle592/
Bettyhill561/
Bitiel53197/
Bitjel5338/
Vitiel533/
Vitgel531/
Wetgel531/
Wetiel530/
Wetyel530/
Bethiel5011/
Vitiele501/
Beitiel501/
Vietiel500/

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