Whitten Surname

22,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,751 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

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.

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Whitten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States19,7091:18,3912,318
Australia1,5681:17,2172,413
Canada1,0111:36,4454,638
England6461:86,2519,435
Northern Ireland2031:9,0891,481
South Africa1791:302,66929,078
New Zealand1571:28,8435,032
Scotland1021:52,4884,471
Wales441:70,3306,116
Ireland361:130,8046,280
France131:5,109,440259,941
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
China51:273,464,31313,838
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2011:22,0392,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3541:68,8577,772
Scotland731:51,2773,490
Wales31:522,80514,314
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,2931:15,2501,957

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).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

For Whitton, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Whitton (Hwita’s homestead or white homestead), the name of several places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

There are parishes, &c., so called in cos. Lincolu, Durham, Hereford, Northumberland, Salop, Suffolk, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

John Whitton held land in Farningho in the reign of Elizabeth (Wh.). There are parishes of the name in Lincolnshire, Suffolk, etc.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vwhitten931/
Whitteng931/
Whittien930/
Witten926,022/
Whiten921,946/
Whittn923/
Whetten86655/
Whittem86166/
Wijtten8670/
Weitten8657/
Whittin8643/
Whiteen863/
Whiteng863/
Wuitten862/
Waitten861/
Whitend861/
Whittne861/
Whidten861/
Whittng861/
Whithen860/
Whitent860/
Whitien860/
Witthen860/
Witen8367/
Wittn831/
Whitn831/
D'Witten801/
Wheatten800/
Whitehen800/
Whittion800/
Weiten77682/
Wetten77491/
Wieten77405/
Bitten77392/
Vitten77174/
Wijten77165/
Withen77115/
Whitin7790/
Wheten7788/
Wittin7748/
Woiten7720/
Whitng779/
Whitne779/
Wittem779/
Waiten777/
Huiten777/
Whitem775/
Whyten775/
Whettn772/
Wittne771/
Wittng771/
Wehten771/
Whistn771/
Whuten770/
Wuiten770/
Whitehend752/
Whiteheng751/
Whittingh751/
Witn732/
Huetten71125/
Wittink71125/
Wheaten7190/
Uittien7143/
Weisten7142/
Wuijten7117/
Weijten7116/
Whistin7115/
Woittin7112/
Whettem717/
Hvisten711/
Whitemd711/
Whittim711/
Wetteen711/
Whethen711/
Wichten711/
Weituen711/
Wheuten711/
Huiteng711/
Weitien711/
Weatten710/
Wheeten710/
Wechten710/
Withoen710/
Whettin710/
Withenn710/
Weehten710/
Huisten710/
Wietien710/
Biten671,945/
Witne67623/
Witin67519/
Weten67115/
Viten6792/
Wyten6765/
Weitting6734/
Witem6715/
Weisteen6715/
Witén677/
Wechteng676/
Bittn671/
Witththn671/
Wuten671/
Whihting671/
Witehene671/
Witeń671/
Wittinck671/
Witthihn671/
Whitehem671/
Wechtend671/
Whetting670/

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