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Where Does The Last Name Whitson Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Whitson is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitson? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 37,108^th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 512,955 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Whitson live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 417,166^th most common first name in the world, borne by 424 people.

The surname Whitson is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 12,679 people, or 1 in 28,587. In The United States it is most common in: Tennessee, where 12 percent are found, Texas, where 10 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name is found in 30 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent are found and Scotland, where 3 percent are found.

Whitson Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Whitson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 608 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 109 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 286 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 800 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 52 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whitson Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Whitson surname are 21.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.9% being registered with the party.

The amount Whitson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.27% more than the national average, earning 405,834 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 47.18% more than the national average, earning R 349,752 per year; in United States they earn 5.34% less than the national average, earning $40,844 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.29% more than the national average, earning $49,827 CAD per year.