Whitehouse Surname
Approximately 30,196 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameWhitehouse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 16,297 | 1:3,419 | 454 |
| United States | 8,339 | 1:43,466 | 5,332 |
| Australia | 2,278 | 1:11,851 | 1,736 |
| Canada | 1,265 | 1:29,127 | 3,821 |
| Wales | 507 | 1:6,104 | 686 |
| New Zealand | 378 | 1:11,980 | 2,084 |
| South Africa | 313 | 1:173,092 | 19,160 |
| Scotland | 247 | 1:21,675 | 2,486 |
| Thailand | 67 | 1:1,054,304 | 158,943 |
| Ireland | 60 | 1:78,482 | 4,686 |
| Spain | 48 | 1:974,001 | 36,812 |
| Luxembourg | 46 | 1:12,620 | 2,379 |
| France | 44 | 1:1,509,607 | 143,950 |
| Northern Ireland | 42 | 1:43,929 | 3,909 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Mexico | 19 | 1:6,532,958 | 32,927 |
| Norway | 15 | 1:342,819 | 32,589 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Honduras | 11 | 1:801,495 | 4,197 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Sudan | 2 | 1:18,755,098 | 14,167 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 10 | 1:442,987 | 15,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7,619 | 1:3,199 | 452 |
| Scotland | 95 | 1:39,402 | 3,023 |
| Wales | 81 | 1:19,363 | 1,123 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,945 | 1:25,819 | 3,175 |
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.
(English) Dweller at the White House [Old English hwít + hús] Stephen atte Whitehous.—Soms. Subsidy-Roll, A.D. 1327.
(English) Dweller in, or near: a white house.
A village in the parish of Tough, co. Aberdeen.
From the Dutch, Withuis; a personal name.
Whitehouse Demographics
Average Male Whitehouse Height
177.74 cm
Average Female Whitehouse Height
161.26 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Whitehouse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whitehouse Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Whitehouse has its highest incidence in England. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Whitehouse? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 18,266th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 241,341 people. The last name Whitehouse is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Whitehouse are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 27 people.
Whitehouse is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 16,297 people, or 1 in 3,419. In England it is mostly concentrated in: West Midlands, where 38 percent reside, Staffordshire, where 9 percent reside and Greater London, where 4 percent reside. Not including England this last name is found in 60 countries. It is also found 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 over time. In England the number of people who held the Whitehouse surname increased 214 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 429 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 626 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 260 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 600 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Whitehouse Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Whitehouse surname is predominantly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Whitehouse surname are 10.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.41% being registered to vote for the 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehose | 95 | 6 | / |
| Whitehous | 95 | 4 | / |
| Whitehousse | 95 | 2 | / |
| Witehouse | 95 | 1 | / |
| Whiteheouse | 95 | 1 | / |
| Whitehouser | 95 | 0 | / |
| Whitehause | 90 | 2 | / |
| Withehouse | 90 | 1 | / |
| Whitehohse | 90 | 0 | / |
| Whitehousy | 90 | 0 | / |
| Whitehoust | 90 | 0 | / |
| Whetehouse | 90 | 0 | / |
| Whiteous | 89 | 16 | / |
| Whitehaus | 84 | 31 | / |
| Whitehust | 84 | 7 | / |
| Wihtehose | 84 | 2 | / |
| Whitehosh | 84 | 0 | / |
| Whitehuss | 84 | 0 | / |
| Whitehease | 80 | 0 | / |
| Westehouse | 80 | 0 | / |
| Whitehas | 78 | 1 | / |
| Whitehuzt | 74 | 1 | / |
| Whiteheas | 74 | 1 | / |
| Whitehais | 74 | 0 | / |
| Whiteas | 71 | 0 | / |
| Weithäuser | 70 | 11 | / |
| Whiteash | 67 | 72 | / |
| Bitihuse | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bitehusi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whiteioz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whiteage | 67 | 1 | / |
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