Whitewell Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Whitewell Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Whitwell,' a hamlet in the parish of Tinsley, near Sheffield; also parishes in Derbyshire, Norfolk, and Rutland; also townships in Westmorland and Yorkshire (North Riding). It is manifest that several of these places, north and south, have originated the surname.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 1:1,282,914 | 46,315 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Whitewell (9) may also be a first name.
Whitewell Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Whitwell,' a hamlet in the parish of Tinsley, near Sheffield; also parishes in Derbyshire, Norfolk, and Rutland; also townships in Westmorland and Yorkshire (North Riding). It is manifest that several of these places, north and south, have originated the surname.
Eborard de Wytewelle, Cambridgeshire.
12 Walter de Wytewelle, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Johannes de Whitwell, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Thomas de Whitewell, 1379: ibid.
1608. Miles Whitwell, Kendall: Wills at Chester.
1630. Edmund Whitwell, of Barton: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.
1701. Baptised — Richard, s. Anthony Whittwel: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1713. — Eleanor, d. Anthony Whitwel: ibid.
WHITEWELL: Local, from some place of the name in the South. In Latin charters de Albo Fonte. Edward de Albo Fonte, rector of the church of Kirkmolyn, made a grant of the lands of Qwhytwel to the House of Soltre between 1238 1300 (Soltre, p. 28). Henry Wytewele, burgess of Dumfries, 1215 (Kelso, 332), is probably the Henry Whitewell, burgess of Dumfries, to whom the monks of Kelso granted a lease of their whole lands in the parish of Dumfries for 12sh. yearly (ibid., 330). Roger de Wytewele in Dumfriesshire, c, 1259 (APS., I, p. 88; Bain, I, 2176). Edward de Whitewelle of the county of Edinburgh rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, II, p. 199). Whitewell is a Yorkshire surname from a vill and township of the name in the North Riding.
There are places so called in cos. Derby, Norfolk, Rutland, Hants, York, and Durham.
The Whitwells, who are now best represented in the York district, have derived their name from a village and a township in the North Riding.
Whitewell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whitewell Come From? nationality or country of origin
Whitewell is found most frequently in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Whitewell? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Whitewell live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,941,740th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 9 people.
The surname Whitewell is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England Whitewell is most frequent in: Lancashire, where 100 percent are found. Barring England Whitewell exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found.
Whitewell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Whitewell has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname contracted 79 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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