Whitford Surname
Approximately 12,789 people bear this surname
Whitford Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at the White Ford [Old English hwít + ford]
Whitford Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,569 | 1:55,177 | 6,582 |
| Australia | 2,334 | 1:11,566 | 1,698 |
| Canada | 1,722 | 1:21,397 | 2,943 |
| England | 1,377 | 1:40,463 | 5,202 |
| New Zealand | 245 | 1:18,483 | 3,240 |
| South Africa | 139 | 1:389,768 | 34,651 |
| Ireland | 132 | 1:35,674 | 2,944 |
| Wales | 47 | 1:65,841 | 5,810 |
| Nicaragua | 46 | 1:130,893 | 2,092 |
| Scotland | 34 | 1:157,465 | 9,168 |
| Northern Ireland | 31 | 1:59,517 | 4,663 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Costa Rica | 16 | 1:298,754 | 3,169 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 92 | 1:48,151 | 4,112 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 867 | 1:28,115 | 3,808 |
| Wales | 24 | 1:65,351 | 3,160 |
| Guernsey | 23 | 1:1,420 | 241 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:207,956 | 7,652 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,867 | 1:26,898 | 3,301 |
Whitford (147) may also be a first name.
Whitford Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at the White Ford [Old English hwít + ford]
(English) One who came from Whitford (white ford), in Devonshire.
A parish in Flintshire.
Local. The white ford.
Whitford Demographics
Whitford Political Affiliation
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Whitford Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whitford Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Whitford is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Whitford.
How Common Is The Last Name Whitford? popularity and diffusion
It is the 40,921st most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 569,829 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Whitford reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Whitford is also the 760,591st most frequent given name world-wide, borne by 147 people.
The surname Whitford is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 6,569 people, or 1 in 55,177. In The United States Whitford is most frequent in: California, where 9 percent live, New York, where 8 percent live and Michigan, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States it occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.
Whitford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Whitford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Whitford surname grew 352 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 159 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 143 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it grew 196 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 189 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Whitford Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Whitford last name is principally Anglican (55%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Whitford surname are 13.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.96% being registered with the party.
The amount Whitford earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 41.99% more than the national average, earning R 337,428 per year; in United States they earn 1.87% more than the national average, earning $43,955 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.84% less than the national average, earning $45,289 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whittford | 94 | 17 | / |
| Whaitford | 94 | 1 | / |
| Whitfford | 94 | 0 | / |
| Whitfordt | 94 | 0 | / |
| Witford | 93 | 29 | / |
| D'Whitford | 89 | 1 | / |
| Whitfort | 88 | 107 | / |
| Withford | 88 | 36 | / |
| Wittford | 88 | 2 | / |
| Weitford | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wistford | 88 | 1 | / |
| Waitford | 88 | 1 | / |
| Whitferd | 88 | 0 | / |
| Whidford | 88 | 0 | / |
| Wihtford | 88 | 0 | / |
| Whetford | 88 | 0 | / |
| Whyteford | 82 | 3 | / |
| Whitforth | 82 | 1 | / |
| Widford | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bitford | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wetford | 80 | 1 | / |
| Witforth | 75 | 2 | / |
| Waitferd | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wethford | 75 | 0 | / |
| Weathford | 71 | 14 | / |
| Wittforth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wihtffort | 71 | 1 | / |
| Whitfertt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Withforth | 71 | 0 | / |
| Betford | 67 | 37 | / |
| Weatheford | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bidford | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wedford | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vetford | 67 | 0 | / |
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Whitford Reference & Research
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Whitfield FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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