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

The last name Whittaker is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

It is the 8,937^th most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 114,940 people. Whittaker is predominantly found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Whittaker are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 873,022^nd most frequent first name at a global level, held by 115 people.

The last name Whittaker is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 22,856 people, or 1 in 15,858. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 9 percent are found, Florida, where 7 percent are found and New York, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name exists in 101 countries. It is also found in England, where 35 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Whittaker Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Whittaker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Whittaker surname grew 567 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 157 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 752 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 477 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 3 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Whittaker Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (52%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Whittaker surname are 10.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.57% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Whittaker earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.11% more than the national average, earning 370,679 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 45.8% more than the national average, earning R 346,476 per year; in Colombia they earn 10.08% less than the national average, earning $20,413,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.13% less than the national average, earning $43,092 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.83% more than the national average, earning $52,083 CAD per year.