Whitehurs Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Whitehurs Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the White Horse,'a sign-name; compare Whitelam, Grayhorse, and Roebuck.

William del Whithors, Fines Roll, 2 Edward I.

Mary Whithors: Household Book of Queen Isabella, 1358; Cott.

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Whitehurs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Whitehurs Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the White Horse,'a sign-name; compare Whitelam, Grayhorse, and Roebuck.

William del Whithors, Fines Roll, 2 Edward I.

Mary Whithors: Household Book of Queen Isabella, 1358; Cott. MS. Galba, Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.

Walter Whitehors. Issues of the Exchequer.

(2) Possibly in some cases a translation of French Blaunchival; compare Whitbread for Blanchpain.

Henry Blaunchival, Somerset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1651. Buried-Robert Whitehorse: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1714. Married-Hugh Ranee and Sarah Whitehorse: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

Whitehurs Last Name Facts

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

Whitehurs is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitehurs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Whitehurs is the 8,968,613th most commonly held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Whitehurs occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Whitehurs reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is mostly found in: Indiana, where 67 percent live and Missouri, where 33 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 25 percent live.

Whitehurs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Whitehurs has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 57 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whitehurs Last Name Statistics demography

Whitehurs earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 163.43% more than the national average, earning $113,667 USD per year.

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