Whitny Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Whitny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whitny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2601:193,14916,929

Whitny (124) may also be a first name.

Whitny Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whitny occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitny? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Whitny live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America. Whitny is also the 836,439th most commonly used given name on earth, borne by 124 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 27 percent reside, Virginia, where 18 percent reside and Arkansas, where 9 percent reside.

Whitny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whitny has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Whitny last name contracted 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whitny Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Whitny surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Whitny earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 48.66% less than the national average, earning $22,153 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whitney9257,226/
Whitnay921/
Whitniy920/
Whittny920/
Witny911/
Whittney8654/
Whithney863/
Whitnney863/
Whitneey862/
Vwhitney861/
Whitnhey861/
Whihtney861/
Whietney860/
Witney831,851/
Whitne839/
Withny834/
Weitny831/
Wittny831/
Whitni831/
Witnoy830/
Whittenny800/
Withney7720/
Witnaya7710/
Whitnee777/
Wittney776/
Waitney774/
Whitnie772/
Whytney772/
Whitneh771/
Whittne771/
Wihtney771/
Whetney770/
Wietney770/
Witna731,067/
Witne73623/
Witni7337/
Bitny7316/
Wetny731/
Wheitner7123/
Wheatney712/
Whittnie711/
Whitneer711/
Whitnest710/
Whitnitt710/
Bitney67449/
Bitnyy6711/
Westny677/
Hbitni674/
Vitney674/
Wetney673/
Bitnyi673/
Witnge671/
Wuitteney671/
Witnee671/
Wittne671/
Wutney670/
Bittny670/
Wittni670/
Whitnecht670/

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Whitny Reference & Research

Whitney DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Whitney 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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Whitny
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis