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

The last name Whittell is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Whittell.

How Common Is The Last Name Whittell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 966,131st most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,091,249 people. Whittell occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Whittell reside; 72 percent reside in Northern Europe and 72 percent reside in British Isles.

Whittell is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 190 people, or 1 in 293,253. In England Whittell is mostly concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 34 percent reside, Kent, where 9 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 9 percent reside. Apart from England Whittell is found in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Whittell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Whittell has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Whittell surname declined 9 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 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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