Whites Surname

393,872nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 897 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Andorra

Whites Surname Definition:

White’s (Son): v. White.

Whites Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5751:630,36350,838
South Africa2521:214,99122,657
England141:3,979,861125,553
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1771:283,72122,815

Whites (24) may also be a first name.

Whites Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

White’s (Son): v. White.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Whites Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whites occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whites? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 393,872nd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 8,124,354 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Whites live; 64 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America. Whites is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 24 people.

The surname Whites is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 575 people, or 1 in 630,363. In The United States Whites is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 25 percent live, Missouri, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 27 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 28 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Whites Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Whites has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Whites last name grew 325 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 61 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Whites Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Whites surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Whites are 5.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.33% registered with the party.

The amount Whites earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 35.1% less than the national average, earning R 154,236 per year and in United States they earn 3.87% less than the national average, earning $41,479 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whaites92417/
Whiteis92417/
Whitest9292/
Whiteus9251/
Whities9225/
Whittes924/
Whitese922/
Whitess922/
White's921/
Whiteys920/
Whiteas920/
Whitees920/
Wites91373/
Whiteash8672/
Whitties869/
Whitedds862/
Whiteast861/
Whitteds861/
Whiteish860/
Waites837,369/
Whitis831,641/
Wittes831,256/
Weites83239/
Witges83119/
Woites8352/
Whytes8319/
Wities8318/
Withes837/
Whitez834/
Huites833/
Witeus833/
Whitej832/
Whitex832/
Wietes831/
Whitec831/
Whiteeyse801/
Whiteheds801/
Whitish77272/
Wieties7793/
Wittges7764/
Whitice7724/
Whittis7717/
Wittest774/
Waithes773/
Waistes771/
Witheis771/
Whitedc771/
Whyteus771/
Whethes771/
Witties771/
Wheates770/
Wittets770/
Waitees770/
Whittys770/
Weithes770/
Whiteec770/
Wistest770/
Whettes770/
Bites73405/
Vites73382/
Wetes7373/
Witis7355/
Witez7319/
Witeś736/
Witex735/
Wytes731/
Witec731/
Wittesch7121/
Whittish713/
Waithesh712/
Whitthis711/
Wheaties711/
Weitheis711/
Whithech710/
Whittech710/
Whittise710/
Wittetts710/
Beites67717/
Boites67687/
Wythes67471/
Bittes67182/
Veites67148/
Vaites6796/
Huetes6791/
Waytes6781/
Baites6780/
Voites6780/
Wettes6775/
Vittes6767/
Vietes6740/
Wetese6720/
Wietis6719/
Witech6712/
Wittis6710/
Whytex6710/
Buites677/
Vithes677/
Vitesh674/
Viztes674/
Wittex674/
Bitess674/
Bitesh673/
Vitess673/
Vitese673/
Wuthis673/
Uittes672/
Withec672/
Waitis672/
Weitesová672/
Wuetes672/
Waitez671/
Bithes671/
Wojtes671/
Weitez671/
Viotes671/
Vitets671/
Wittez671/
Witish670/
Woitys670/
Weates670/
Whitiz670/
Whetez670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Whites
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