Whitridge Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

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

Whitridge Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the White Ridge [Old English hwít + hrycg] More specif., Whitridge in Northumberland.

Whitridge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
England31:18,572,686338,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

Whitridge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the White Ridge [Old English hwít + hrycg] More specif., Whitridge in Northumberland.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Whitridge Last Name Facts

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

Whitridge is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitridge? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,504,764th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. The surname Whitridge occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Whitridge live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 3,045,873. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 22 percent are found, Georgia, where 16 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 8 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Whitridge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whitridge has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Whitridge last name increased 192 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whitridge Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Whitridge last name are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.54% being registered with the political party.

The amount Whitridge earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 37.58% more than the national average, earning $59,366 USD per year and in Canada they earn 76.6% more than the national average, earning $87,740 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whittridge9528/
Witridge940/
Wittridge8982/
Withridge891/
Waitridge890/
Whetridge890/
Whitredge890/
Whittredge84238/
Wuthridge781/
Bittridge780/
Betridge7118/
Bettridge672,344/
Bethridge672/
Westriger671/
Vitrice6312/
Vitrage632/
Betrige630/
Witrisit59302/
Bethrige590/
Witrouse590/
Wuethrice561/
Weyztreger532/
Vetrice504/
Wetrisi504/
Vitrici502/

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