Whitley Surname

12,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,483 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Whitley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Whiteley' (the white meadow); v. preceding article. There are many places naturally bearing this name. Whitley is a tithing in the parish of Cumnor, Oxfordshire; a hamlet in the parish of St.

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Whitley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States37,2321:9,7351,176
England2,8921:19,2662,749
Australia8571:31,5004,192
Canada7841:46,9975,748
New Zealand3721:12,1732,115
Wales2741:11,2941,256
Northern Ireland1971:9,3661,515
Jamaica1941:14,7941,434
South Africa1691:320,57830,241
Scotland1231:43,5273,964
Ireland1141:41,3063,205
Jersey341:2,918527
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Trinidad and Tobago191:71,7885,445
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Norway141:367,30634,015
Solomon Islands141:41,4318,080
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Guam121:13,3432,098
France111:6,038,429280,838
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Finland61:916,11741,832
India51:153,413,076951,030
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Montserrat11:4,947471
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2721:16,2862,027
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,2591:10,7901,652
Wales1441:10,892665
Guernsey331:990173
Jersey161:3,243531
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1981:11,9631,547

Whitley (1,699) may also be a first name.

Whitley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Whiteley' (the white meadow); v. preceding article. There are many places naturally bearing this name. Whitley is a tithing in the parish of Cumnor, Oxfordshire; a hamlet in the parish of St. Giles, Reading; a chapelry in the parish of Tynemouth, Northumberland; also townships in West Riding of Yorks, &c.

William de Witeleye, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Simon de Whitleghe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1582. William Whitleaye, or Whyteley, Lincolnshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1688. Thomas Whitlee, lighterman, and Mary Ambros: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

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

(English) Dweller at 1 the White Field or Meadow [Old English hwít + leáh] Simon de Whitleghe.—Soms. Subsidy-Roll, A.D. 1327.

2 the Wheat-Field [Old English hwœte + leáh]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Whitleigh (white wood), the name of several places in England.

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

Townships, hamlets, &c., in cos. Northumberland, Berks, Somerset, Salop, Chester, and York.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Northumberland, Wiltshire, Yorkshire.

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

In 1666, William Whitley was buried in the graveyard of St. John's church, Leeds (Th.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Whitley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whitley is found most in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Whitley.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitley? popularity and diffusion

The surname Whitley is the 12,901st most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 167,595 people. The last name Whitley occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Whitley reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Whitley is also the 186,470th most commonly used given name worldwide, borne by 1,699 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 37,232 people, or 1 in 9,735. In The United States Whitley is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 21 percent reside, Texas, where 13 percent reside and Georgia, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 60 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Whitley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whitley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Whitley last name increased 887 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 128 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 190 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,367 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 58 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Whitley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Whitley last name are 10.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.93% registered with the political party.

The amount Whitley earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 11.25% more than the national average, earning 385,006 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 10.76% more than the national average, earning R 263,208 per year; in United States they earn 6.37% less than the national average, earning $40,401 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.77% more than the national average, earning $56,028 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whittley93884/
Whitlley932/
Whithley931/
Whietley931/
Wheitley930/
Whiotley930/
Witley9291/
Whitle9241/
Whitly9224/
Whittlley881/
Whittleys880/
Whittle8629,425/
Waitley86239/
Whitlie86102/
Wheitly8646/
Whetley8613/
Withley866/
Whittly865/
Whitlle865/
Whitlay863/
Whitlee863/
Whitles863/
Whitlei862/
Wittley862/
Whitloe861/
Whitled861/
Whitlly861/
Whytley861/
Weitley861/
Witleys861/
Whutley860/
Whitlet860/
Wihtley860/
Witle8312/
Witly833/
Wheatley8039,341/
Wheetley80480/
Whitlowe8041/
Weithley803/
Whittlee801/
Whittlle801/
Whitelly801/
Whistles801/
Whitelle801/
Whitlech800/
Whittlay800/
Whidtler800/
Whittled800/
Wheittly800/
Whitla77496/
Wittle77279/
Huitle77125/
Wetley7790/
Vitley7739/
Bitley7736/
Witlea7713/
Weitle773/
Witlee771/
Wittly771/
Wihtle771/
Withly771/
Waitle770/
Whetly770/
Wietle770/
Wheathley754/
Whitletch752/
Wheateley751/
Wheatleyh751/
Whisthler751/
Whheatley751/
Wheatlley751/
Whittless751/
Wheattley750/
Wheatleyt750/
Wheatle71841/
Wittles7186/
Baitley7153/
Waistle7142/
Whitlau7141/
Wettley7124/
Whittla7123/
Weatley7119/
Bittley7113/
Weitler7112/
Wheetly716/
Whitlou714/
Whytely713/
Whettle712/
Waitele712/
Weetley712/
Boitley711/
Waitler711/
Wechtle711/
Whitlia711/
Wistlet711/
Witelle711/
Witilly711/
Wistles711/
Witlett710/
Whytlle710/
Whetler710/
Beitley710/
Wichtle710/
Whestle710/
Wethley710/
Wihttle710/
Wächtler671,649/
Wetle67196/
Bitle67153/
Wechtler67121/
Whitlach6796/
Wichtler6752/
Weathley6726/
Woitelle6719/
Wheately6716/
Vitle675/
Vitly675/
Witla673/
Waistler672/
Wheathly672/
Wheattle672/
Weidtler672/
Wetly672/
Whittlis671/
Westtley671/
Wheatlay671/
Weithler671/
Wheatlet671/
Weitleou671/
Whystler671/
Wheatlly670/
Whetller670/
Whettler670/
Whestler670/
Wittleoe670/
Wheatlie670/

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