Whitemore Surname
Approximately 912 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 586 | 1:618,531 | 50,040 |
| England | 262 | 1:212,664 | 18,215 |
| Australia | 26 | 1:1,038,296 | 59,744 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 177 | 1:137,714 | 12,521 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 311 | 1:161,475 | 14,730 |
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]
Whitemore Demographics
Whitemore Political Affiliation
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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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whittemore | 95 | 7,757 | / |
| Whitemoore | 95 | 1 | / |
| Whitesmore | 95 | 0 | / |
| Witemore | 94 | 31 | / |
| Whitemor | 94 | 0 | / |
| Whittiemore | 90 | 28 | / |
| Whittemoore | 90 | 25 | / |
| Whittemoree | 90 | 1 | / |
| Whittemmore | 90 | 0 | / |
| Whitamore | 89 | 27 | / |
| Wittemore | 89 | 13 | / |
| Whittemor | 89 | 8 | / |
| Whitemoor | 89 | 3 | / |
| Whitimore | 89 | 2 | / |
| Whitemere | 89 | 1 | / |
| Whitomore | 89 | 0 | / |
| Whittamore | 84 | 360 | / |
| Whittimore | 84 | 122 | / |
| Whittymore | 84 | 51 | / |
| Whittiemor | 84 | 4 | / |
| Whittemori | 84 | 1 | / |
| Whittemort | 84 | 1 | / |
| Whittemord | 84 | 1 | / |
| Whittemare | 84 | 1 | / |
| Wittiemore | 84 | 1 | / |
| Whittemere | 84 | 0 | / |
| Whettemore | 84 | 0 | / |
| Whittemory | 84 | 0 | / |
| Whittomore | 84 | 0 | / |
| Wittemor | 82 | 0 | / |
| Whitemar | 82 | 0 | / |
| Whittamoore | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wittamore | 78 | 15 | / |
| Whytemare | 78 | 1 | / |
| Waytemore | 78 | 1 | / |
| Whitamere | 78 | 0 | / |
| Wittimore | 78 | 0 | / |
| Wettemore | 78 | 0 | / |
| Whittemar | 78 | 0 | / |
| Wistemar | 71 | 39 | / |
| Vitamore | 71 | 17 | / |
| Wetimore | 71 | 0 | / |
| Whitemurray | 70 | 1 | / |
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