Whittard Surname

675,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Whittard Surname Definition:

(English) for the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wihth(e)ard = Sprite-Brave [Old English wiht, sprite, &c. + h(e)ard, hard, brave]

Whittard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2081:267,87521,171
Australia1331:202,97519,846
Canada381:969,62173,252
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Wales101:309,45316,869
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
China21:683,660,78330,601
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1851:131,75912,175

Whittard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) for the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wihth(e)ard = Sprite-Brave [Old English wiht, sprite, &c. + h(e)ard, hard, brave]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Whittard Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whittard (Marathi: हाईटर) has its highest incidence in England. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Whittard click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whittard? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 675,256th most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 16,487,660 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 51 percent of Whittard reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 49 percent reside in British Isles.

Whittard is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 208 people, or 1 in 267,875. In England it is most prevalent in: Gloucestershire, where 54 percent are found, City of Bristol, where 9 percent are found and Essex, where 9 percent are found. Beside England it is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 30 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.

Whittard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Whittard has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Whittard surname expanded 112 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whittard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Whittard last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Whittard earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 24.44% more than the national average, earning $53,694 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.9% less than the national average, earning $44,270 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whitard9315/
Whittar934/
Wittard933/
Whiteard8836/
Whittart8812/
Whittear8811/
Wittgard885/
Whitthar881/
Whittare881/
Whithard881/
Whitterd880/
Witard8620/
Wittar861/
Whitteaur823/
Whitthaur821/
Whiteared821/
Whitheard820/
Whitear80632/
Bittard80348/
Witthar80234/
Whiterd805/
Whitord802/
Wittear800/
Whettar800/
Whithar800/
Whittor800/
Witar7740/
Whithear75162/
Wisteard7570/
Whithair7522/
Weitardt751/
Whittert751/
Whitteir751/
Wittharr751/
Witthaar751/
Whethard751/
Whiteare750/
Whittore750/
Whithart750/
Whittoor750/
Witthaur750/
Bittar7111,714/
Bitard71644/
Vittar71643/
Wittor71186/
Vitard71179/
Witare71112/
Weithardt7110/
Waitar715/
Withar713/
Vhitar712/
Witarz712/
Wheithaar711/
Wuitar711/
Wettar711/
Witthairt710/
Whitor710/
Boitard671,773/
Withaar67870/
Wittert67142/
Vettard67118/
Wittorp6792/
Vittarp6743/
Bettard6736/
Beittar6720/
Vitthar6713/
Vittart6712/
Waitare678/
Whitorz675/
Whitore673/
Baittar672/
Withart672/
Witthor671/
Bihttar671/
Vhistar671/
Whiteur671/
Wittore671/
Boittar671/
Bitthar671/
Bitttar671/
Bittear671/
Voitard671/
Weithar670/
Whistor670/
Vithard670/
Wetgard670/
Wistart670/
Withaur670/
Wechtar670/
Wethard670/
Witherd670/
Whiteir670/

Whittard Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Whittard in the Marathi language
हाईटरha'itara-

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