Whithorn Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Whithorn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whithorn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:4,264,223227,504
England621:898,67846,462
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England551:443,18925,511
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Whithorn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whithorn occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whithorn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,353,468th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. The surname Whithorn is mostly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Whithorn are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 4,264,223. In The United States Whithorn is most prevalent in: Kansas, where 32 percent reside, Washington, where 13 percent reside and Missouri, where 12 percent reside. Other than The United States Whithorn is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 38 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Whithorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whithorn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Whithorn surname rose 386 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 113 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whithorn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Whithorn are 42.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 88.89% registered to vote for the party.

Whithorn earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.25% less than the national average, earning $32,253 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Whithorn
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