Whitman Surname
Approximately 30,135 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameWhitman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 26,989 | 1:13,430 | 1,664 |
| Canada | 1,194 | 1:30,859 | 4,024 |
| England | 1,011 | 1:55,112 | 6,694 |
| Australia | 343 | 1:78,705 | 9,179 |
| Guatemala | 126 | 1:127,640 | 3,218 |
| South Africa | 78 | 1:694,586 | 49,962 |
| Israel | 62 | 1:138,026 | 14,788 |
| New Zealand | 53 | 1:85,440 | 12,123 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Italy | 22 | 1:2,779,849 | 97,128 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| Guam | 21 | 1:7,625 | 1,143 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:182,031 | 12,022 |
| Northern Ireland | 12 | 1:153,753 | 8,250 |
| Ecuador | 12 | 1:1,325,487 | 16,904 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Costa Rica | 8 | 1:597,509 | 4,667 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 594 | 1:41,036 | 5,189 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,562 | 1:7,653 | 980 |
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).
= Whiteman, q.v.
(English) The light-complexioned or white-haired man.
Possibly the antithesis of Blackman; but more probably the same as Wightman.
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.
Whitman Demographics
Whitman Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Whitman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whitman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Whitman (Arabic: وايتمان) is found most in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Whitman? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 18,305th most prevalent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 241,830 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Whitman reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Whitman is also the 308,804th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 715 people.
The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 26,989 people, or 1 in 13,430. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 9 percent live, Florida, where 7 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States Whitman exists in 62 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.
Whitman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Whitman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Whitman last name 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 chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Whitman last name are 12.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.25% being registered to vote for the 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
Whitman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Whitman in the Arabic language | ||
| وايتمان | waytman | - |
| ويتمان | wytman | - |
| ويتمن | wytmn | - |
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Whitman Reference & Research
Whitman DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Whitman FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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