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 in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Whitlam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 405,848th most common surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 8,444,433 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Whitlam reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in British Isles. Whitlam is also the 2,694,839th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 17 people.
The last name is most widely held in England, where it is held by 633 people, or 1 in 88,022. In England Whitlam is primarily concentrated in: Nottinghamshire, where 15 percent reside, South Yorkshire, where 14 percent reside and Lincolnshire, where 8 percent reside. Excluding England this last name occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.
Whitlam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Whitlam has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Whitlam last name expanded 259 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 456 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Whitlam Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Whitlam are 5.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.82% being registered to vote for the 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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