Whittell Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Whittell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whittell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1901:293,25322,497
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2091:116,62911,248
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Whittell Last Name Facts

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

Whittell is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whittell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 966,131st most frequently used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 27,091,249 people. The last name Whittell occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Whittell live; 72 percent live in Northern Europe and 72 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 190 people, or 1 in 293,253. In England it is most frequent in: West Yorkshire, where 34 percent are found, Kent, where 9 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account England it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Whittell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Whittell has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Whittell last name contracted 9 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whittell Last Name Statistics demography

Whittell earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.58% less than the national average, earning $39,445 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whitell93121/
Whittel9376/
Wittell9342/
Whettell8853/
Whistell885/
Whittill881/
Whitehll881/
Whithell880/
Wittel86435/
Whitel8624/
Witell869/
Whittl860/
Withell80654/
Bittell8056/
Whytell8025/
Wettell8019/
Whisell802/
Whettel801/
Wehttel801/
Whitelt801/
Whetell801/
Wietell801/
Whitiel800/
Whitill800/
Wittl771,013/
Whell7766/
Witel7735/
Whitl775/
Whill773/
Witll771/
Whiel770/
Whissell75760/
Waistell75340/
Whithill755/
Whystell753/
Hwistell751/
Wuhettel751/
Whichell750/
Whittled750/
Bittel713,740/
Wettel71442/
Weitel71126/
Huitel71120/
Whisel7195/
Wetell7192/
Woitel7184/
Vittel7183/
Vitell7169/
Whille7124/
Bitell7117/
Wietel7116/
Whetel713/
Withel712/
Whelle712/
Whiteheld712/
Whichelld711/
Witeel711/
Witttl711/
Waitel710/
Witiel710/
Bettell67384/
Huettel67222/
Beittel67118/
Wichtel67101/
Withill6781/
Withiel6724/
Wechtel6716/
Viettel6715/
Whil676/
Boitell675/
Whel675/
Weetell675/
Vettell674/
Witl673/
Vitiell672/
Voitell672/
Waitele672/
Beitell671/
Boittel671/
Whitled671/
Whysell671/
Wethell671/
Weitiel671/
Vitthel671/
Baitell671/
Weatell671/
Weitelt671/
Wahgill671/
Wuettel671/
Bitttel671/
Wehelle671/
Vitellt671/
Waistel670/
Wethill670/
Bittill670/
Wiseell670/
Withuel670/
Whesell670/
Whitlet670/
Vistell670/
Wheisel670/
Weithel670/

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