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 last name Whithorn is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Whithorn.

How Common Is The Last Name Whithorn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,353,468th most common surname on earth, held by around 1 in 44,436,256 people. The last name Whithorn is predominantly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Whithorn reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 4,264,223. In The United States it is mostly found in: Kansas, where 32 percent live, Washington, where 13 percent live and Missouri, where 12 percent live. Other than The United States Whithorn occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 38 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Whithorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Whithorn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Whithorn last name grew 386 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 113 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whithorn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Whithorn surname are 42.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 88.89% being registered to vote for the political 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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