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Where Does The Last Name Whitlaw Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Whitlaw is found most in Canada. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitlaw? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 1,003,904^th most widespread surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 28,691,126 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Whitlaw live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Whitlaw is most frequent in Canada, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 323,207. In Canada it is most numerous in: Manitoba, where 32 percent reside, Saskatchewan, where 30 percent reside and Ontario, where 20 percent reside. Outside of Canada this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 45 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Whitlaw Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Whitlaw has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Whitlaw surname expanded 131 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 72 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whitlaw Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Whitlaw last name is primarily Presbyterian (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Whitlaw last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered with the political party.

The amount Whitlaw earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.85% more than the national average, earning $46,967 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.28% less than the national average, earning $47,555 CAD per year.