Whitethread Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Whitethread Surname Definition:

(English)a curious corrupt form of the common Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wihtrœd = Sprite-Counsel [Old English wiht, sprite, &c. + rœd, counsel] Wihtrœd was the name of a Kentish king, d. a.d. 725.

Whitethread Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:2,228,72284,230
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310

Whitethread Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English)a curious corrupt form of the common Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wihtrœd = Sprite-Counsel [Old English wiht, sprite, &c. + rœd, counsel] Wihtrœd was the name of a Kentish king, d. a.d. 725.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A name found in Lower's Appendix. Same as Whiterod, from some such Old German name as Withred; from weit-rat, distinguished counsellor. compare the name Witherick, and the Old German Widerich.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Whitethread Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whitethread is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitethread? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most common surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Whitethread reside; 96 percent reside in Northern Europe and 96 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Whitethread is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 2,228,722. In England it is most common in: Greater London, where 36 percent are found, West Sussex, where 28 percent are found and Merseyside, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account England this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 4 percent are found and Scotland, where 4 percent are found.

Whitethread Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whitethread has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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