Whitmell Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Whitmell Surname Definition:

(English) = Whitmill, q.v. (Scandinavian) Dweller at the White Sand- Hill [Old Norse huít-r + mel-r, a sand-hill, sand-bank]

Whitmell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1491:247,28623,510
England351:1,591,94567,242
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Whitmell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) = Whitmill, q.v. (Scandinavian) Dweller at the White Sand- Hill [Old Norse huít-r + mel-r, a sand-hill, sand-bank]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Whitmell Last Name Facts

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

Whitmell is found in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitmell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,210,518th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. Whitmell is predominantly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Whitmell live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is held by 149 people, or 1 in 247,286. In Canada Whitmell is mostly concentrated in: Ontario, where 86 percent live and British Columbia, where 14 percent live. Beside Canada it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Whitmell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whitmell has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Whitmell last name declined 26 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whitmell Last Name Statistics demography

Whitmell earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 13.15% less than the national average, earning $43,152 CAD per year.

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