Whitten Surname
Approximately 23,751 people bear this surname
Whitten Surname Definition:
Several individuals between 1165 and 1306 appear to have derived their surname from the lands of Whitton in Morebattle parish, Roxburghshire (Melras, 47,91-94,109,125-129, 132,140, etc.). Magister R. de Wytton witnessed a charter by John, prior of St.
Read More About This SurnameWhitten Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19,709 | 1:18,391 | 2,318 |
| Australia | 1,568 | 1:17,217 | 2,413 |
| Canada | 1,011 | 1:36,445 | 4,638 |
| England | 646 | 1:86,251 | 9,435 |
| Northern Ireland | 203 | 1:9,089 | 1,481 |
| South Africa | 179 | 1:302,669 | 29,078 |
| New Zealand | 157 | 1:28,843 | 5,032 |
| Scotland | 102 | 1:52,488 | 4,471 |
| Wales | 44 | 1:70,330 | 6,116 |
| Ireland | 36 | 1:130,804 | 6,280 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 201 | 1:22,039 | 2,488 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 354 | 1:68,857 | 7,772 |
| Scotland | 73 | 1:51,277 | 3,490 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,293 | 1:15,250 | 1,957 |
Whitten (104) may also be a first name.
Whitten Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Several individuals between 1165 and 1306 appear to have derived their surname from the lands of Whitton in Morebattle parish, Roxburghshire (Melras, 47,91-94,109,125-129, 132,140, etc.). Magister R. de Wytton witnessed a charter by John, prior of St. Andrews in 1285 (Neubotle, 59). Michael de Witton and Adam de Wytton, both of the county of Selkirk, rendered homage in 1296. The seal of Michael shows a deer running and S' Michaclis de Witten, and that of Adam which is defective, reads S' Ade de Wittona (Bain, II, p. 198,544). Richard de Wyttone, persone of the church of Hauwyk, also rendered homage in the same year. His seal bears, if it be his, a lion fighting an enormous dragon, and S' Ricardi de Wynhov (ibid., p. 202,553). Michael de Whitton was chief forester of the forest of Selkyrk in 1303 (Bain. IV. p 457), and David Qwitton was juror on an inquest at Roxburgh in 1361 (ibid., 61).
For Whitton, q.v.
(English) One who came from Whitton (Hwita’s homestead or white homestead), the name of several places in England.
There are parishes, &c., so called in cos. Lincolu, Durham, Hereford, Northumberland, Salop, Suffolk, &c.
John Whitton held land in Farningho in the reign of Elizabeth (Wh.). There are parishes of the name in Lincolnshire, Suffolk, etc.
Whitten Demographics
Average Whitten Salary in
United States
$40,991 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Whitten Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whitten Come From? nationality or country of origin
Whitten occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Whitten? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 22,856th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 306,831 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Whitten are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Whitten is also the 925,156th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 104 people.
It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 19,709 people, or 1 in 18,391. In The United States Whitten is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 14 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Georgia, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States it is found in 44 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.
Whitten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Whitten has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 599 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 182 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 140 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,467 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 82 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Whitten Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (59%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Whitten last name are 16.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.56% registered with the party.
The amount Whitten earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 115.85% more than the national average, earning R 512,952 per year; in United States they earn 5% less than the national average, earning $40,991 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.6% more than the national average, earning $53,956 CAD per year.
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Whitten Reference & Research
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