Whiteside Surname

22,183rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,511 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Whiteside Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the white side,' i.e. from residence at the white side of some wood, orchard, hill, &c.; compare Garside, i.e. the side of the garth or orchard; or Akenside, i.e. the side of the clump of oak-trees.

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Whiteside Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,3751:23,5752,962
England3,9581:14,0772,080
Canada1,3231:27,8503,690
Australia1,3191:20,4672,839
Northern Ireland9401:1,963400
Scotland4721:11,3431,537
Fiji3461:2,585436
New Zealand3131:14,4672,543
Wales1011:30,6393,095
South Africa871:622,73246,743
Philippines661:1,533,912105,821
Ireland361:130,8046,280
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Colombia141:3,412,43415,450
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Cayman Islands91:7,099820
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
France41:16,605,680368,153
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland8371:5,293885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,1151:11,5251,760
Scotland2271:16,4901,776
Wales271:58,0892,880
Isle of Man161:3,392374
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9891:25,2483,117

Whiteside (23) may also be a first name.

Whiteside Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the white side,' i.e. from residence at the white side of some wood, orchard, hill, &c.; compare Garside, i.e. the side of the garth or orchard; or Akenside, i.e. the side of the clump of oak-trees.

Richard Whitside, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Willelmus Whitesyde, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1575- Buried — Agnes Whiteside: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1752. Married — James Clough and Frances Whiteside: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

A surname found in Lanarkshire may be derived from the lands of Whiteside (Quhytesyde 1625, Whytsyid 1649) in Lanark Retours.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) Dweller at the White Side (of a hill, dale, etc.) [Old English hwít + síde] Richard Whitside.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller on the white side (of a hill, valley, etc).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A location name in Cumberland.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Whiteside is an ancient name. Whitside or Whytside was a Cambridgeshire name in the 13th century (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Whiteside Last Name Facts

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

Whiteside occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whiteside? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 22,183rd most prevalent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 297,317 people. The last name Whiteside occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Whiteside reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently occurring given name at a global level It is held by 23 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 15,375 people, or 1 in 23,575. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 11 percent live, North Carolina, where 7 percent live and Illinois, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States Whiteside is found in 61 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Whiteside Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whiteside has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Whiteside last name grew 773 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 208 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 374 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Whiteside Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Anglican (45%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Whiteside surname are 14.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.11% registered with the party.

The amount Whiteside earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 5.41% more than the national average, earning 364,818 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 22.08% more than the national average, earning R 290,112 per year; in Colombia they earn 10.72% less than the national average, earning $20,269,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.46% less than the national average, earning $42,521 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.24% more than the national average, earning $54,272 CAD per year.

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