Whitehorse Surname
Approximately 429 people bear this surname
Whitehorse Surname Definition:
WHITEHORSE: Camden, speaking of surnames derived from signs of inns and houses, mentions "George at the Whitehorse" as an individual living near his own times, who had been so called from his sign. The Henry Blaunchival French blanc cheval) of the H.
Read More About This SurnameWhitehorse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 398 | 1:910,701 | 68,500 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
Whitehorse (12) may also be a first name.
Whitehorse Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
WHITEHORSE: Camden, speaking of surnames derived from signs of inns and houses, mentions "George at the Whitehorse" as an individual living near his own times, who had been so called from his sign. The Henry Blaunchival French blanc cheval) of the H.R. probably took his name from the colour of his horse.
WHITEHORSE: Corrupted from Whitehouse; from Whitehouse, a village in the parish of Tough, co. Aberdeen. There is also Whitehouse Abbey, a village of Ireland, Ulster.
Whitehorse Demographics
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Whitehorse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whitehorse Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Whitehorse occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Whitehorse? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 689,921st most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 16,987,287 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Whitehorse are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Whitehorse is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent forename internationally, held by 12 people.
This last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 398 people, or 1 in 910,701. In The United States it is most frequent in: Utah, where 18 percent are found, New Mexico, where 17 percent are found and Arizona, where 15 percent are found. Aside from The United States it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.
Whitehorse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Whitehorse has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Whitehorse last name increased 3,062 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Whitehorse Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Whitehorse are 25.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.79% registered with the party.
The amount Whitehorse earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.32% less than the national average, earning $41,715 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.34% more than the national average, earning $55,812 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehourse | 95 | 1 | / |
| Whittehorse | 95 | 1 | / |
| Whitehors | 95 | 1 | / |
| Whiteherse | 90 | 44 | / |
| Whitehurse | 90 | 42 | / |
| Whytehorse | 90 | 2 | / |
| Whitehores | 90 | 2 | / |
| Whitehearse | 86 | 1 | / |
| Whitehurs | 84 | 4 | / |
| Whithearse | 80 | 0 | / |
| Whiteharris | 76 | 3 | / |
| Itaharas | 56 | 1 | / |
| Oteyharris | 50 | 1 | / |
| Atuhorusya | 50 | 1 | / |
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