Whitehouse Surname

18,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Whitehouse Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the white house,' from residence therein; compare Wodehouse, Parkhouse, Moorhouse, &c. I cannot light upon the precise spot.

Stephen atte Whitehous, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Whitehouse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England16,2971:3,419454
United States8,3391:43,4665,332
Australia2,2781:11,8511,736
Canada1,2651:29,1273,821
Wales5071:6,104686
New Zealand3781:11,9802,084
South Africa3131:173,09219,160
Scotland2471:21,6752,486
Thailand671:1,054,304158,943
Ireland601:78,4824,686
Spain481:974,00136,812
Luxembourg461:12,6202,379
France441:1,509,607143,950
Northern Ireland421:43,9293,909
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Mexico191:6,532,95832,927
Norway151:342,81932,589
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Honduras111:801,4954,197
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Guam81:20,0153,029
Qatar61:393,00055,922
China61:227,886,92811,701
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sudan21:18,755,09814,167
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7,6191:3,199452
Scotland951:39,4023,023
Wales811:19,3631,123
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9451:25,8193,175

Whitehouse (27) may also be a first name.

Whitehouse Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the white house,' from residence therein; compare Wodehouse, Parkhouse, Moorhouse, &c. I cannot light upon the precise spot.

Stephen atte Whitehous, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1720. Married — Gualtero Bernard and Mary Whitehouse: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1788. — John Nottage and Mary Whitehouse: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller at the White House [Old English hwít + hús] Stephen atte Whitehous.—Soms. Subsidy-Roll, A.D. 1327.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller in, or near: a white house.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A village in the parish of Tough, co. Aberdeen.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Dutch, Withuis; a personal name.

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

Whitehouse Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whitehouse is found most frequently in England. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitehouse? popularity and diffusion

The last name Whitehouse is the 18,266th most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 241,341 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Whitehouse reside; 57 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 2,036,353rd most numerous first name in the world, borne by 27 people.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is held by 16,297 people, or 1 in 3,419. In England Whitehouse is most numerous in: West Midlands, where 38 percent reside, Staffordshire, where 9 percent reside and Greater London, where 4 percent reside. Not including England this surname occurs in 60 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Whitehouse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whitehouse has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 214 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 429 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 626 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 260 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 600 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Whitehouse Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States Whitehouse are 10.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.41% registered with the political party.

The amount Whitehouse earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 101.48% more than the national average, earning 697,273 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 51.51% more than the national average, earning R 360,036 per year; in United States they earn 9.51% more than the national average, earning $47,254 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.67% more than the national average, earning $51,508 CAD per year.

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