Whiting Surname

13,078th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,863 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Whiting Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. I think there can be no question of two separate origins, but the first I cannot exactly elucidate; compare the many hamlets called Whittington and Whittingham, where the Anglo-Saxon family suffix comes in.

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Whiting Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States22,3151:16,2432,059
England11,3451:4,911679
Australia4,6951:5,750838
Canada1,8461:19,9602,773
New Zealand9471:4,782773
South Africa5071:106,85912,889
Wales2731:11,3351,260
Scotland1971:27,1772,903
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Philippines621:1,632,875108,878
Thailand491:1,441,599197,614
Northern Ireland441:41,9333,816
Switzerland391:210,58818,223
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
France261:2,554,720189,486
Jamaica251:114,7984,448
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Bermuda121:5,440820
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Monaco91:4,118434
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Fiji91:99,3771,883
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Finland81:687,08836,047
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Norway71:734,61250,907
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
China31:455,773,85521,925
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Belize11:355,4743,977
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,6451:4,318648
Wales861:18,2371,068
Scotland481:77,9844,336
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,2701:8,0091,027

Whiting (119) may also be a first name.

Whiting Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. I think there can be no question of two separate origins, but the first I cannot exactly elucidate; compare the many hamlets called Whittington and Whittingham, where the Anglo-Saxon family suffix comes in.

Adelena Wyting, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Witting, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Felicia Wyting, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Gerin Wyting, Bedfordshire, ibid.

(2) Local.

Thomas de Wytin, Nottinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Wyten, Herefordshire, Henry III- Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Robert de Whyten, Nottinghamshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

1689-90. Samuel Starkey and Elizabeth Whiting: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1706. Baptised — Noell, son of Nor It Whileing: St. Dionis Backchurch.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From the Old English personal name Hunting, 'the son of Hwita.' Andrew Qwityng was burgess of Edinburgh in 1381 (Egidii, p. 22), and Robert Quhiting held land in Edinburgh in 1400 (ibid., p. 37). John Quityne or Qwitine filius et heres quondam Roberti Quhiting, burgess of Edinburgh, is in record in 1411 (Cambus., 94), and appears again in 1425 and 1433 as burgess there (RMS., II, 25; REO., p. 329). John Whityne was bailie of Stirling in 1428 (ER., IV, p, 454).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) 1 the Anglo-Saxon pers. name hwíting = hwit(a)'s Son [Old English hwít, white, fair + the 'son ’ suff. -ing] Germ Wyting.—Hundred Rolls 2 Dweller at the White Meadow [Old English hwít + O. North. & East. English ing (Old Norse eng), a meadow]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendantof Whiting (Hwita’s son); dweller at the white meadow.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The patronymical form of White. Comp. Browning.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Saxon.) The white or fair offspring. The Saxon termination ing, denoted offspring or child, as Cuthing, the child of Cuth, Dun—ning, the brown offspring, &c.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From Anglo-Saxon hwít-ing, the white meadow. But see Willing.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Robert Vitenc, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Richard Witing or Witine (Ib.); Thomas de Whitene, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum); Gerin, Ralph Wyting (Ib.).

The Norman People (1874)

From the Danish, Witten; from the Swedish, Witting; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Whiting Last Name Facts

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

Whiting is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Whiting click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whiting? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 13,078th most common surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 170,020 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Whiting are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Whiting is also the 856,040th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 119 people.

The last name Whiting is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 22,315 people, or 1 in 16,243. In The United States Whiting is most numerous in: California, where 9 percent reside, Florida, where 6 percent reside and Texas, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 83 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Whiting Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whiting has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Whiting surname grew 356 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 201 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 317 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 410 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 350 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Whiting Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Whiting last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Whiting last name are 12.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.69% registered with the political party.

The amount Whiting earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.74% less than the national average, earning 295,084 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 92.72% more than the national average, earning R 457,968 per year; in United States they earn 2.46% more than the national average, earning $44,212 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.87% more than the national average, earning $52,103 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whitting931,177/
Whihting931/
Whjiting931/
Whithing931/
Whieting930/
Wheiting930/
Witing9264/
Whitng929/
Whittingt8818/
Whittingh881/
Witting864,181/
Wieting862,062/
Huiting86887/
Waiting86496/
Weiting8667/
Wijting8658/
Wituing8612/
Whiteng863/
Whyting863/
Withing861/
Whittng861/
Whitimg861/
Wehting860/
Wheting860/
Whittingth820/
Guhiting80535/
Wietting80123/
Wheating8093/
Wissting8047/
Weitting8034/
Wittuing8016/
Wheeting807/
Waithing804/
Waitting802/
Whitteng801/
Weitiong801/
Whything800/
Whetting800/
Biting77690/
Uiting7766/
Weting7727/
Viting778/
Wuting775/
Wyting774/
Wittng771/
Witeng771/
Waitng771/
Whiteheng751/
Weistting750/
Bitting712,370/
Buiting711,122/
Baiting71637/
Huitink71543/
Hueting71362/
Beiting71357/
Vitting71302/
Wetting71216/
Vieting71206/
Wittink71125/
Weeting7181/
Boiting7153/
Weiteng7142/
Visting7115/
Wething7115/
Weating7111/
Wetuing7110/
Uitting714/
Vitiong713/
Weyting713/
Vaiting711/
Waiteng711/
Huiteng711/
Wutting711/
Wayting710/
Weytingh6752/
Vuisting6737/
Huitinck6718/
Buijting6711/
Wechteng676/
Huetting675/
Guheting672/
Bitng671/
Wittinck671/
Wijtinck671/
Huesting671/
Weething670/
Veitting670/
Vechting670/
Beitting670/
Westting670/

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