Whitt Surname

24,296th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,262 people bear this surname

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

Whitt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21,5511:16,8192,129
England3011:185,11016,566
Canada1841:200,24819,574
Philippines481:2,109,130121,847
Australia451:599,90442,958
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Denmark291:194,64516,083
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Guam81:20,0153,029
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
China31:455,773,85521,925
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1921:126,95511,883
Wales61:261,4039,165
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5001:33,4794,014

Whitt (342) may also be a first name.

Whitt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whitt is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 24,296th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 327,354 people. The surname Whitt is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Whitt are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Whitt is also the 472,030th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 342 people.

The last name Whitt is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 21,551 people, or 1 in 16,819. In The United States it is most numerous in: Ohio, where 11 percent live, North Carolina, where 9 percent live and Virginia, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States it occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Whitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whitt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Whitt last name increased 1,437 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 157 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whitt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Whitt last name are 13.16% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.93% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Whitt earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.35% less than the national average, earning $39,115 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.62% less than the national average, earning $42,417 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whitte91143/
Whuitt913/
Whiett911/
Whjitt910/
Witt8999,263/
Whit891,022/
Whaitte8317/
Whaitts831/
Whistte830/
White801,176,396/
Witte8053,620/
Huitt802,144/
Waitt801,088/
Whait80354/
Woitt80151/
Hvitt8047/
Wiott8032/
Weitt8023/
Hwitt8019/
Whiet8015/
Whytt8010/
Whith8010/
Whett8010/
Witth807/
Whidt805/
Wheit804/
Wiett802/
Whoit802/
Witht801/
Wihtt801/
Whitd801/
Whitp801/
Wuitt801/
Wehtt801/
Wittt801/
Whiot800/
Wit755,972/
Whaite73394/
Woitte73168/
Waitte7392/
Wheatt7353/
Waitts7349/
Whithe7332/
Whetts7322/
Whhite7315/
Wheitz7310/
Wisztt739/
Hweitt737/
Whytte734/
Whicht734/
Huitte734/
Wwhite732/
Wheist732/
Whoite732/
Whuite732/
Whaitz732/
Whaytt732/
Hwhite731/
Vwhite731/
Whithd731/
Whiedt731/
Weitte731/
Waittz731/
Weittz731/
Whijte731/
Whuitz731/
Wyhtte730/
Wheite730/
Wheith730/
Huidtt730/
Whette730/
Whihte730/
Weistt730/
Whists730/
With679,393/
Wait679,216/
Huit675,978/
Vitt674,746/
Weit671,052/
Wite67732/
Bitt67645/
Wett67561/
Hbit67497/
Weht67443/
Woit67388/
Wiet67306/
Waggitt67157/
Widt67137/
Whid6772/
Hvit6752/
Wjht6746/
Wijt6741/
Whet6733/
Wittová6731/
Wißt6728/
Whyt6720/
Wheatte6720/
Wytt6712/
D'White675/
Uitt674/
Hwit674/
Bahaitt673/
Wiht673/
Wuit673/
Whjt672/
Wyht671/
H'Weitt671/
Wizt671/
Wheatts671/
Waaitte671/
Wittova671/
Vwit671/
Witd671/
Wjtt671/
Waitthe671/

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Whitt Reference & Research

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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 Whitt
  • 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