Whitehorn Surname

120,463rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,806 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Whitehorn Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the White Corner (horn-shaped piece of land) [Old English hwít + horn] But Whithorn, Wigtonsh., the Candida Casa of Bæda (‘Hist. Eccl.’ III. iv.

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Whitehorn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7181:210,97720,623
England9951:55,9986,781
Australia3931:68,6918,159
South Africa3751:144,47416,511
Canada971:379,85133,859
Jamaica801:35,8742,456
Scotland391:137,2778,372
Wales341:91,0167,411
Philippines231:4,401,662162,661
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
France21:33,211,361423,184
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5621:43,3735,430
Wales181:87,1343,963
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1791:280,55122,627

Whitehorn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the White Corner (horn-shaped piece of land) [Old English hwít + horn] But Whithorn, Wigtonsh., the Candida Casa of Bæda (‘Hist. Eccl.’ III. iv.), represents the Old English Hwitærn = White House [Old English hwít + ærn]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A town and parish in co. Wigton, now written without the E.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Devon.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Whitehorn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whitehorn is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Whitehorn.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitehorn? popularity and diffusion

The last name Whitehorn is the 120,463rd most prevalent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,914,752 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Whitehorn are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,718 people, or 1 in 210,977. In The United States Whitehorn is most frequent in: Missouri, where 12 percent are found, Texas, where 12 percent are found and Tennessee, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in England, where 26 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Whitehorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Whitehorn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Whitehorn last name increased 960 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 177 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 189 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whitehorn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Whitehorn surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Whitehorn are 4.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.14% being registered with the party.

The amount Whitehorn earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 96.27% more than the national average, earning R 466,404 per year; in United States they earn 0.41% less than the national average, earning $42,974 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.83% more than the national average, earning $51,586 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whaitehorn954/
Whiteorn941/
Whittehorne901/
Whytehorn891/
Witehorne890/
Whitihorn890/
Whitehornová861/
Bütehorn7182/
Vittiharn561/
Wuthijaroen507/

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