Whitlam Surname
Approximately 863 people bear this surname
Whitlam Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the white lamb,' possibly a sign name, 'at the White Lamb'; compare Whitehorse.
Isabel Whitlamb, Yorkshire: Visitation of Yorkshire (Surtees Society).
Alicia Whitlambe, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnameWhitlam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 633 | 1:88,022 | 9,558 |
| Canada | 77 | 1:478,514 | 41,057 |
| United States | 73 | 1:4,965,191 | 254,179 |
| Australia | 45 | 1:599,904 | 42,958 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 244 | 1:99,899 | 10,088 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
Whitlam (17) may also be a first name.
Whitlam Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the white lamb,' possibly a sign name, 'at the White Lamb'; compare Whitehorse.
Isabel Whitlamb, Yorkshire: Visitation of Yorkshire (Surtees Society).
Alicia Whitlambe, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Richard Whitelomb, Inc. of Long Ichington, 1428: Dugdale's Warwickshire.
1769. Married — Cotton Whitelamb and Elizabeth Stone: St. George, Hanover Square.
1804. — Thomas Whitelam and Ann Field: ibid.
(English) a nickname: White Lamb [Old English hwít + lamb] Alicia Whitlambe.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.
V. Whitelam.
User-submitted Reference
Whitlam is an English toponymic surname originating in Milton, West Markham, Nottinghamshire. It comes from Whitelum, which in turn comes from Old English hwit, meaning 'white', and lum, meaning 'pool'. Therefore the surname means 'white pool', now a lost place in Milton.
More recently, Whitlam has been misunderstood as a nickname from Middle English, from whit, meaning 'white', and lam, meaning 'lamb', in reference to a gentle person or perversely an angry person.
- geobreisWhitlam Demographics
Average Whitlam Salary in
United States
$40,451 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Whitlam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whitlam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Whitlam is found most in England. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Whitlam.
How Common Is The Last Name Whitlam? popularity and diffusion
The last name Whitlam is the 405,848th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 8,444,433 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Whitlam are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 17 people.
This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 633 people, or 1 in 88,022. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Nottinghamshire, where 15 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 14 percent live and Lincolnshire, where 8 percent live. Beside England this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.
Whitlam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Whitlam has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 259 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 456 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Whitlam Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Whitlam are 5.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.82% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Whitlam earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.25% less than the national average, earning $40,451 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.37% more than the national average, earning $52,850 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whittlam | 93 | 14 | / |
| Witlam | 92 | 82 | / |
| Whitlan | 86 | 4 | / |
| Witliam | 86 | 2 | / |
| Withlam | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wittlam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Whitlom | 86 | 1 | / |
| Whetlham | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whitlain | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bitlam | 77 | 38 | / |
| Vitlam | 77 | 13 | / |
| Whitlandt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Whitlon | 71 | 17 | / |
| Wittlan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Whytlan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wistlom | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wittland | 67 | 575 | / |
| Waitland | 67 | 34 | / |
| Witlandt | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wheatlan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Whetland | 67 | 3 | / |
| Whistlon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wistland | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whetlane | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whittlon | 67 | 0 | / |
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