Whittall Surname

155,981st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,808 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Whittall Surname Definition:

(English) 1 Dweller at the White Hall [Old English hwít + h(e)all] 2 interchanged with Whittle, q.v.

Whittall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6751:33,2654,405
United States3871:936,58670,075
Canada2961:124,47813,021
Wales911:34,0063,399
Australia881:306,76926,711
Argentina591:724,46549,289
Zimbabwe441:350,86933,247
Scotland261:205,91610,908
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
France171:3,907,219231,005
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Norway71:734,61250,907
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5551:43,9205,473
Wales611:25,7121,467
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Whittall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 Dweller at the White Hall [Old English hwít + h(e)all] 2 interchanged with Whittle, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Whittall Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whittall is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whittall? popularity and diffusion

The last name Whittall is the 155,981st most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,595,280 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Whittall live; 65 percent live in Northern Europe and 64 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most common in England, where it is borne by 1,675 people, or 1 in 33,265. In England it is mostly found in: West Midlands, where 18 percent reside, Shropshire, where 11 percent reside and Greater London, where 7 percent reside. Not including England this surname exists in 37 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Canada, where 11 percent reside.

Whittall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whittall has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 302 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,248 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 149 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whittall Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Whittall are 9.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Whittall earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 45.56% more than the national average, earning 503,760 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 8.89% less than the national average, earning R 216,516 per year; in United States they earn 9.99% more than the national average, earning $47,459 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.7% more than the national average, earning $60,961 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whitthall940/
Whittal931,039/
Whitall93248/
Wittall934/
Whettall8832/
Whithall889/
Witthall881/
Whiteall881/
Whittald880/
Whittale880/
Wittal86271/
Witall861/
Whital861/
Wheattall826/
Whiethall821/
Withall80839/
Whytall8015/
Wittail804/
Whittol801/
Whiteal801/
Whettal800/
Wettall800/
Whitail800/
Whetall800/
Whitale800/
Wistall800/
Wital7729/
Wheatall7515/
Waithall757/
Woitalle751/
Witheall751/
Westtall751/
Whiteill750/
Wetthall750/
Waistall750/
Witthale750/
Vittalle750/
Vittal713,112/
Bittal71242/
Weital7197/
Whytal7149/
Vitall7123/
Wettal7121/
Woital717/
Wetall713/
Wittol712/
Whetal712/
Wehtal711/
Whytehall711/
Whaitehal711/
Whitol711/
Uittal711/
Withal711/
Vitthal671,135/
Vitalle6778/
Wethall6729/
Vittale6728/
Waitale6713/
Woithal6710/
Vithtal678/
Weistal676/
Weetall674/
Woitoll672/
Wisztal671/
Westtal671/
Vittail671/
Whojtal671/
Bettall671/
Vittaal671/
Wichtal671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Whittall
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