Whitewood Surname
Approximately 774 people bear this surname
Whitewood Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at the White Wood [Old English hwít + wudu] Cp. Blackwood.
Whitewood Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 540 | 1:103,182 | 10,844 |
| Australia | 87 | 1:310,295 | 26,919 |
| United States | 53 | 1:6,838,848 | 318,712 |
| Canada | 44 | 1:837,400 | 65,151 |
| New Zealand | 34 | 1:133,186 | 15,994 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 283 | 1:86,132 | 9,055 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Whitewood Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at the White Wood [Old English hwít + wudu] Cp. Blackwood.
Whitewood Demographics
Average Whitewood Salary in
United States
$18,710 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Whitewood Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whitewood Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Whitewood is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Whitewood? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 441,818th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 9,415,434 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Whitewood live; 70 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in British Isles.
The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 540 people, or 1 in 103,182. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 22 percent live, Isle of Wight, where 18 percent live and Kent, where 18 percent live. Other than England Whitewood occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.
Whitewood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Whitewood has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Whitewood last name rose 191 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 589 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Whitewood Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Whitewood surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the party.
The amount Whitewood earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 26.8% less than the national average, earning R 173,940 per year; in United States they earn 56.64% less than the national average, earning $18,710 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.27% more than the national average, earning $53,294 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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