Whiteman Surname
Approximately 18,745 people bear this surname
Whiteman Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. ; v. Wightman. (2) Nick. 'the white man,' from the pallid appearance of the bearer; compare Blackman and Greenman.
Agnes Wyteman, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John Wyteman, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameWhiteman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,420 | 1:34,785 | 4,336 |
| England | 3,422 | 1:16,282 | 2,358 |
| Australia | 1,516 | 1:17,807 | 2,492 |
| Canada | 976 | 1:37,752 | 4,764 |
| New Zealand | 631 | 1:7,176 | 1,222 |
| South Africa | 558 | 1:97,093 | 11,826 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 197 | 1:6,924 | 1,046 |
| Wales | 144 | 1:21,490 | 2,281 |
| Scotland | 132 | 1:40,559 | 3,794 |
| Nigeria | 114 | 1:1,553,884 | 58,636 |
| Grenada | 114 | 1:952 | 178 |
| Northern Ireland | 79 | 1:23,355 | 2,670 |
| Jamaica | 70 | 1:40,999 | 2,613 |
| Brazil | 40 | 1:5,351,858 | 134,966 |
| Isle of Man | 37 | 1:2,320 | 450 |
| Jersey | 29 | 1:3,421 | 664 |
| Colombia | 26 | 1:1,837,464 | 11,767 |
| Panama | 21 | 1:186,298 | 5,509 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Cayman Islands | 20 | 1:3,195 | 435 |
| Russia | 18 | 1:8,006,836 | 292,169 |
| Argentina | 17 | 1:2,514,318 | 114,515 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 43 | 1:103,020 | 6,511 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,863 | 1:13,084 | 1,977 |
| Scotland | 39 | 1:95,980 | 4,885 |
| Wales | 37 | 1:42,390 | 2,234 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,504 | 1:20,055 | 2,532 |
Whiteman (425) may also be a first name.
Whiteman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. ; v. Wightman. (2) Nick. 'the white man,' from the pallid appearance of the bearer; compare Blackman and Greenman.
Agnes Wyteman, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John Wyteman, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Thomas Wyteman, Oxfordshire, ibid.
William Wytman, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
1607. Buried — John, s. Peter Whitman, vintner: St. Peter, Cornhill.
1637-8. Christopher Whiteman and Alice Aldrington: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).
1 = White (q.v.) + man.
2 for Wightman, q.v.
(English) The light-complexioned or white-haired man.
Possibly the antithesis of Blackman; but more probably the same as Wightman.
From the Dutch, Witman; in the Domesday Book, Wihtmar; a personal name.
Whiteman Demographics
Whiteman Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Whiteman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whiteman Come From? nationality or country of origin
Whiteman is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Whiteman click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Whiteman? popularity and diffusion
The surname Whiteman is the 28,643rd most common family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 388,773 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Whiteman reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 416,660th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, held by 425 people.
Whiteman is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 10,420 people, or 1 in 34,785. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 9 percent live, New York, where 6 percent live and Indiana, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 72 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.
Whiteman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Whiteman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Whiteman surname rose 416 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 184 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 389 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 338 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 63 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Whiteman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Whiteman last name is primarily Anglican (47%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Whiteman last name are 15.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.42% being registered with the party.
The amount Whiteman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 44.78% more than the national average, earning R 344,064 per year; in Colombia they earn 55.09% less than the national average, earning $10,195,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.43% more than the national average, earning $44,631 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.27% less than the national average, earning $47,560 CAD per year.
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Whiteman Reference & Research
Whitman DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Whitman FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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