Whitney Surname
Approximately 57,226 people bear this surname
Whitney Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Whitey,' a parish in Herefordshire It is quite clear that Herefordshire is the chief home of this family. Nevertheless Witney, the formerly well-known town in Oxfordshire, must have swelled the total.
Read More About This SurnameWhitney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 47,794 | 1:7,584 | 903 |
| England | 2,980 | 1:18,697 | 2,682 |
| Canada | 2,608 | 1:14,128 | 2,083 |
| Australia | 1,711 | 1:15,778 | 2,228 |
| Kenya | 294 | 1:157,074 | 12,406 |
| Ireland | 290 | 1:16,238 | 1,799 |
| Wales | 267 | 1:11,590 | 1,287 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| New Zealand | 187 | 1:24,216 | 4,232 |
| Barbados | 76 | 1:3,782 | 506 |
| Solomon Islands | 75 | 1:7,734 | 1,237 |
| Guyana | 57 | 1:13,372 | 1,858 |
| South Africa | 56 | 1:967,459 | 60,627 |
| Scotland | 45 | 1:118,974 | 7,657 |
| Mexico | 40 | 1:3,103,155 | 23,265 |
| Thailand | 36 | 1:1,962,176 | 235,280 |
| Argentina | 36 | 1:1,187,317 | 70,591 |
| Germany | 34 | 1:2,367,808 | 122,173 |
| France | 33 | 1:2,012,810 | 168,616 |
| Spain | 31 | 1:1,508,130 | 46,256 |
| Philippines | 26 | 1:3,893,778 | 155,597 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Falkland Islands | 14 | 1:224 | 38 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 12 | 1:9,198 | 1,357 |
| Ecuador | 12 | 1:1,325,487 | 16,904 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Jamaica | 11 | 1:260,904 | 6,695 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| Cayman Islands | 8 | 1:7,987 | 922 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 1:796,678 | 5,462 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Bahamas | 5 | 1:78,350 | 887 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 | 1:37,553 | 1,173 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 271 | 1:16,346 | 2,035 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,380 | 1:17,663 | 2,557 |
| Wales | 149 | 1:10,526 | 637 |
| Scotland | 29 | 1:129,076 | 5,773 |
| Isle of Man | 3 | 1:18,090 | 1,402 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16,396 | 1:3,063 | 352 |
Whitney (92,583) may also be a first name.
Whitney Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Whitey,' a parish in Herefordshire It is quite clear that Herefordshire is the chief home of this family. Nevertheless Witney, the formerly well-known town in Oxfordshire, must have swelled the total.
John de Witteneye, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Thomas de Whytene, Nottinghamshire, ibid.
Robert de Wyttenye, Herefordshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
1604. Henry Whitney, Herefordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1605. Thomas Whitney, Herefordshire: ibid.
1676. George Whitney and Sarah Todd: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
This is an English name which as de Whiteney appears in Co. Louth as early as 1297. It has never been numerous. In modern times, apart from Dublin, where there are a number of families of the name, it has been chiefly found in Co. Longford and Co. Wexford.
(English) belonging to Whitney (Heref.), 13th cent. Wyttenye, Whiteney, Anglo-Saxon *Hwítan-ig = hwíta's Island or Low Riparian Land [hwítan-, genit. of Hwíta, from hwít, white + ig, island, &c. (Whitney is on the R. Wye)] Eustachius de Whiteney.—Charter-Rolls (Heref.), A.D. 1283-4.
There has been confusion with Witney, q.v.
This name is not numerous, but has been found in east Leinster since the fourteenth century.
It is derived from an English place-name. SIF 153
(English) One who came from Whitney (Hwita’s island or white island), in Herefordshire.
A parish in Herefordshire.
(Saxon.) From Hwit, white, and ea, water, or ige, an island; a town in Oxfordshire, England.
A location name in Buckinghamshire, Herefordshire.
Whitney is the name of a Herefordshire parish.
Whitney Demographics
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Whitney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whitney Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Whitney (Arabic: تني) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Whitney? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 9,850th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 127,347 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Whitney live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 10,927th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 92,583 people.
The last name Whitney is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 47,794 people, or 1 in 7,584. In The United States Whitney is most numerous in: New York, where 6 percent live, Massachusetts, where 5 percent live and Texas, where 5 percent live. Apart from The United States Whitney is found in 86 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.
Whitney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Whitney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Whitney surname grew 291 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 216 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 107 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it grew 179 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 155 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Whitney Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (65%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Whitney surname are 6.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.56% being registered with the political party.
The amount Whitney earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 20.54% less than the national average, earning 274,986 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 26.14% more than the national average, earning R 299,760 per year; in United States they earn 3.32% more than the national average, earning $44,580 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.96% more than the national average, earning $50,657 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Whitney Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Whitney in the Arabic language | ||
| تني | tny | - |
| وتني | wtny | - |
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