Whitman Surname

18,305th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Whitman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. ; v. Wightman. (2) Nick. 'the white man,' from the pallid appearance of the bearer; compare Blackman and Greenman.

Agnes Wyteman, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Wyteman, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

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Whitman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States26,9891:13,4301,664
Canada1,1941:30,8594,024
England1,0111:55,1126,694
Australia3431:78,7059,179
Guatemala1261:127,6403,218
South Africa781:694,58649,962
Israel621:138,02614,788
New Zealand531:85,44012,123
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Italy221:2,779,84997,128
Guernsey221:2,929767
Guam211:7,6251,143
Wales171:182,03112,022
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
France91:7,380,302306,885
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Costa Rica81:597,5094,667
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
China61:227,886,92811,701
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
San Marino11:33,214932
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5941:41,0365,189
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,5621:7,653980

Whitman (715) may also be a first name.

Whitman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. ; v. Wightman. (2) Nick. 'the white man,' from the pallid appearance of the bearer; compare Blackman and Greenman.

Agnes Wyteman, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Wyteman, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Thomas Wyteman, Oxfordshire, ibid.

William Wytman, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

1607. Buried — John, s. Peter Whitman, vintner: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1637-8. Christopher Whiteman and Alice Aldrington: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).

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

= Whiteman, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The light-complexioned or white-haired man.

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

Possibly the antithesis of Blackman; but more probably the same as Wightman.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From wight, in old English, lively, quick, and man, or from the Dutch, wight, weighty, ponderous, Wight—man, a stout man. or it may be, after all, simply White—man.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Whitman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whitman (Arabic: وايتمان) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitman? popularity and diffusion

Whitman is the 18,305th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 241,830 people. Whitman is primarily found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Whitman are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Whitman is also the 308,804th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 715 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 26,989 people, or 1 in 13,430. In The United States Whitman is most common in: California, where 9 percent reside, Florida, where 7 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname exists in 62 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Whitman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Whitman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Whitman surname expanded 411 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 170 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 425 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 180 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whitman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Whitman surname are 12.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.25% registered with the political party.

The amount Whitman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 48.06% more than the national average, earning R 351,840 per year; in United States they earn 2.62% more than the national average, earning $44,280 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.75% less than the national average, earning $47,324 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whittman93232/
Whitmann9318/
Whithman937/
Wheitman936/
Whhitman932/
Whitmand931/
Whitmean931/
Whitmman931/
Whaitman930/
Whitmaan930/
Whitmant930/
Whitmane930/
Witman923,237/
Whittmann8825/
Wheithman881/
Whistmant881/
Wittman867,302/
Weitman86985/
Waitman86973/
Wijtman86239/
Whetman86207/
Witmann86181/
Whitmon8690/
Withman8659/
Wietman8642/
Hvitman8629/
Widtman8618/
Whitmam864/
Huitman862/
Witmman861/
Wihtman861/
Whytman861/
Wittmann8040,400/
Weitmann80625/
Wheatman80593/
Weithman80281/
Widtmann80236/
Waiteman80126/
Waithman8092/
Wheetman8073/
Wichtman8067/
Woistman8060/
Whyteman8044/
Whitmont8040/
Waitmann8035/
Whittmon8026/
Weiteman8023/
Wietmann8019/
Weidtman8010/
Withtman807/
Woitmann806/
Wiotmann802/
Weiztman802/
Weihtman802/
Withmann802/
Waittman801/
Witdtman801/
Whitmone800/
Weistman800/
Whittmam800/
Weittman800/
Wuittman800/
Vitman771,697/
Witmon77524/
Bitman77511/
Uitman77158/
Wetman7758/
Wytman7729/
Wutman771/
Witmam770/
Weidtmann75316/
Wichtmann75128/
Weithmann7571/
Witmasing7567/
Weittmann7516/
Huithmann7515/
Waitemann759/
Waithmann759/
Weijteman758/
Weithtman754/
Weitemann754/
Whitmonth751/
Weitmannn751/
Wheatmajn751/
Witttmann751/
Waitthman751/
Wittmmann750/
Weistmann750/
Weetman711,510/
Bittman711,500/
Beitman71440/
Baitman71147/
Wethman7197/
Vittman7187/
Vitmane7145/
Wetmang7143/
Wittmanová7137/
Veitman7137/
Boitman7127/
Vitmann7126/
Vaitman7125/
Witmont7123/
Vistman7121/
Wettman7117/
Weichtmann7117/
Wejtman7115/
Bitmann7113/
Wittmanova7112/
Wästman7112/
Wetmann7110/
Vietman7110/
Vidtman719/
Wajtman719/
Widtmanová715/
Bithman714/
Wittmam713/
Voitman713/
Weatman712/
Witmannová712/
Buitman711/
Wittmon711/
Withmam711/
Waytman711/
Whetmam711/
Weitmon711/
Waitmam711/
Wuttman711/
Bitmain711/
Waitmon710/
Wutmann710/
Huetman710/
Wedtman710/
Wettmann67341/
Wuestman67211/
Weythman6778/
Boitmann6772/
Wittmannová6769/
Buitmann6754/
Witmondt6750/
Veitmann6749/
Huettman6745/
Vittmann6733/
Beitmann6733/
Wuttmann6731/
Voitmann6722/
Wuthmann6722/
Widtmannová6718/
Veitmane6712/
Wytteman678/
Waithmam677/
Wittmond676/
Vehtmann672/
Vichtman672/
Huetmann672/
Baitmann671/
Viettman671/
Vaittman671/
Behtmann671/
Vietmann671/
Vaitmane671/
Wittmannova671/
Wethmann671/
Westhman670/
Wittmone670/
Wiethman670/
Waitmein670/

Whitman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Whitman in the Arabic language
وايتمانwaytman-
ويتمانwytman-
ويتمنwytmn-

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