Whitlow Surname
Approximately 12,121 people bear this surname
Whitlow Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at the White Hill [Old English hwít + hlœw, a hill, (burial) mound] Cp. Whitelaw.
Whitlow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,967 | 1:33,050 | 4,126 |
| England | 413 | 1:134,911 | 13,250 |
| South Africa | 330 | 1:164,175 | 18,364 |
| Canada | 137 | 1:268,946 | 25,310 |
| New Zealand | 106 | 1:42,720 | 7,111 |
| Wales | 49 | 1:63,154 | 5,613 |
| Australia | 43 | 1:627,807 | 44,139 |
| Panama | 16 | 1:244,516 | 6,353 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 13 | 1:340,759 | 12,983 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 363 | 1:67,150 | 7,643 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,141 | 1:44,013 | 5,107 |
Whitlow (43) may also be a first name.
Whitlow Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at the White Hill [Old English hwít + hlœw, a hill, (burial) mound] Cp. Whitelaw.
From Anglo-Saxon hwít-hlaw, the white heap, barrow, or small hill. See Law. The inflammation called whitlow is said to be derived from hwít-low, a white flame.
Whitlow Demographics
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Whitlow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whitlow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Whitlow occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Whitlow? popularity and diffusion
It is the 42,942nd most commonly used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 601,233 people. The last name Whitlow occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Whitlow live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America. Whitlow is also the 1,545,828th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 43 people.
Whitlow is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 10,967 people, or 1 in 33,050. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Virginia, where 11 percent live, Georgia, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States it exists in 34 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.
Whitlow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Whitlow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Whitlow last name rose 961 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 114 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 2,450 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 85 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Whitlow Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (85%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Whitlow last name are 16% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.77% registered with the party.
The amount Whitlow earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 43.78% less than the national average, earning R 133,596 per year; in United States they earn 7.01% less than the national average, earning $40,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.58% more than the national average, earning $57,919 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitlowe | 93 | 41 | / |
| Whittlow | 93 | 4 | / |
| Whitlows | 93 | 4 | / |
| Whitlouw | 93 | 3 | / |
| Whitllow | 93 | 2 | / |
| Whitleow | 93 | 1 | / |
| Witlow | 92 | 67 | / |
| Whitlaw | 86 | 254 | / |
| Witlouw | 86 | 56 | / |
| Withlow | 86 | 30 | / |
| Whetlow | 86 | 11 | / |
| Wittlow | 86 | 1 | / |
| Weitlow | 86 | 0 | / |
| Waidtlow | 80 | 51 | / |
| Waitelow | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whittlaw | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wetlow | 77 | 2 | / |
| Whytlaw | 71 | 52 | / |
| Westlow | 71 | 16 | / |
| Wethlow | 71 | 15 | / |
| Withlaw | 71 | 4 | / |
| Vietlow | 71 | 3 | / |
| Witloft | 71 | 0 | / |
| Baitlow | 71 | 0 | / |
| Whytelaw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wheatlaw | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whitlauf | 67 | 0 | / |
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