Whitemore Surname

388,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 912 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Whitemore Surname Definition:

(English) 1 Dweller at the White Moor [Old English hwít + mór] 2 occasionally for the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wihtmœr = Sprite-Famous [Old English wiht, sprite, elf + mœre, famous, glorious]

Whitemore Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5861:618,53150,040
England2621:212,66418,215
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Wales61:515,75523,171
Scotland61:892,30328,047
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1771:137,71412,521
Wales21:784,20816,349
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3111:161,47514,730

Whitemore (144) may also be a first name.

Whitemore Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 Dweller at the White Moor [Old English hwít + mór] 2 occasionally for the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wihtmœr = Sprite-Famous [Old English wiht, sprite, elf + mœre, famous, glorious]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Whitemore Last Name Facts

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

Whitemore is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitemore? popularity and diffusion

The surname Whitemore is the 388,780th most widespread last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 7,990,730 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Whitemore are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 769,375th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 144 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 586 people, or 1 in 618,531. In The United States Whitemore is primarily concentrated in: Nevada, where 45 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Texas, where 4 percent live. Barring The United States Whitemore exists in 16 countries. It is also found in England, where 29 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Whitemore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Whitemore has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Whitemore last name increased 188 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 148 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 71 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Whitemore Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Whitemore are 7.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.44% being registered to vote for the political party.

Whitemore earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.8% less than the national average, earning $37,627 USD per year.

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