Whittem Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Whittem Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Witham,' parishes in Essex, Somerset, and Lincolnshire (3). The variant Whittum is American; compare Barnum for Barnham.

John de Wytham, 'the king's chaplain,' 1286: Cal. of Patent Rolls.

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Whittem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia981:275,46624,785
England361:1,547,72466,012
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Wales51:618,90625,852
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Whittem Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Witham,' parishes in Essex, Somerset, and Lincolnshire (3). The variant Whittum is American; compare Barnum for Barnham.

John de Wytham, 'the king's chaplain,' 1286: Cal. of Patent Rolls.

1625. Buried — A childe of William Wittam's: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1752. Baptised — Thomas, s. John Whittam: ibid.

1777. Married — Philip Paine and Mary Witham: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Parishes and places in cos. Essex and Lincoln.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Whittem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whittem occurs most in Australia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whittem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Whittem is the 1,343,156th most widely held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. The last name Whittem is predominantly found in Oceania, where 59 percent of Whittem live; 59 percent live in Australasia and 59 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Whittem is most prevalent in Australia, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 275,466. In Australia it is mostly found in: New South Wales, where 73 percent live, Australian Capital Territory, where 10 percent live and Western Australia, where 5 percent live. Apart from Australia this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Whittem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whittem has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Whittem surname rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whittem Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Whittem earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.07% less than the national average, earning $42,694 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whitthem931/
Wittem929/
Whitem925/
Whitten8623,751/
Whithem868/
Whettem867/
Witthem862/
Whitehm861/
Whitemd861/
Whittim861/
Whittne861/
Wittgem860/
Whiteam860/
Witem8315/
Wittheim8011/
Whitteng801/
Vwhitten801/
Whitehem801/
Whittism800/
Whittien800/
Witten776,022/
Whiten771,946/
Withem77789/
Waitem7755/
Whitne779/
Vittem774/
Whittn773/
Wittne771/
Bittem771/
Wettem771/
Whitim770/
Whetten71655/
Wijtten7170/
Weitten7157/
Whittin7143/
Withiem7112/
Whiteen713/
Whiteng713/
Wuitten712/
Whitimg711/
Whittng711/
Vitteme711/
Whidten711/
Whitend711/
Witheam711/
Waitten711/
Boittem711/
Westtem710/
Witthen710/
Whitien710/
Whitent710/
Whithen710/
Witne67623/
Witen6767/
Bitem6711/
Vitem677/
Withtime675/
Wetem672/
Witeń671/
Whitn671/
Wittn671/
D'Witten671/
Whittion670/
Whitehen670/
Wheatten670/

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