Whitelam Surname

524,446th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 619 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Whitelam Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the white lamb,' possibly a sign name, 'at the White Lamb'; compare Whitehorse.

Isabel Whitlamb, Yorkshire: Visitation of Yorkshire (Surtees Society).

Alicia Whitlambe, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Whitelam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5271:105,72711,054
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Wales101:309,45316,869
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1071:227,80717,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Whitelam Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the white lamb,' possibly a sign name, 'at the White Lamb'; compare Whitehorse.

Isabel Whitlamb, Yorkshire: Visitation of Yorkshire (Surtees Society).

Alicia Whitlambe, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Richard Whitelomb, Inc. of Long Ichington, 1428: Dugdale's Warwickshire.

1769. Married — Cotton Whitelamb and Elizabeth Stone: St. George, Hanover Square.

1804. — Thomas Whitelam and Ann Field: ibid.

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

(English) a nickname: White Lamb [Old English hwít + lamb] Alicia Whitlambe.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Whitelam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whitelam occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitelam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 524,446th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 11,773,095 people. The last name Whitelam occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Whitelam live; 87 percent live in Northern Europe and 87 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is held by 527 people, or 1 in 105,727. In England Whitelam is most frequent in: Lincolnshire, where 30 percent are found, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 16 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 10 percent are found. Excluding England Whitelam exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Wales, where 2 percent are found.

Whitelam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Whitelam has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Whitelam last name grew 493 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 1,280 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whitelam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Whitelam last name are 21.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.18% being registered with the political party.

The amount Whitelam earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.4% more than the national average, earning $45,477 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.09% less than the national average, earning $43,678 CAD per year.

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