Whitsett Surname

158,807th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,749 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Grenada

Whitsett Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whitsett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7351:132,52613,938
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5271:95,2929,737

Whitsett (10) may also be a first name.

Whitsett Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whitsett occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitsett? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 158,807th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,650,981 people. Whitsett is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Whitsett live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent forename on earth It is held by 10 people.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 2,735 people, or 1 in 132,526. In The United States Whitsett is mostly found in: North Carolina, where 11 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Whitsett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whitsett has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Whitsett surname rose 519 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whitsett Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Whitsett last name are 10.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.64% being registered to vote for the political party.

Whitsett earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.23% less than the national average, earning $41,322 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whitsette9422/
Whittsett9412/
Whitzsett941/
Whitseatt941/
Whitseitt940/
Whitset9315/
Witsett932/
Whittsette8917/
Whitchsett892/
Whitsitt881,542/
Whitseit884/
Whittset884/
Withsett881/
Whitsetp881/
Weitsett881/
Whidsett880/
Whitseth880/
Wittsett880/
Witset860/
Whitchett8211/
Whittsitt826/
Whitsed80474/
Whitsit80106/
Witchett7540/
Whitchet752/
Whittsit751/
Witsiete751/
Whitsite750/
Wiscet711/
Bitset711/
Witchet67144/
Widseth6799/
Wichett6741/
Bitseat679/
Wichite676/
Wizseth671/

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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
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  • 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 Whitsett
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