Whittick Surname

355,667th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,022 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Whittick Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the white oak,' from residence thereby. The variants here given were inevitable.

1702. Baptised — Sarah, d. Samuel Whittock: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1736. — Elizabeth, d.

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Whittick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3461:161,03515,064
Jamaica2811:10,2131,093
United States1851:1,959,237126,399
Canada1391:265,07624,993
Wales211:147,35910,403
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Scotland121:446,15118,166
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France11:66,422,722504,397
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2111:115,52311,173
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Whittick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the white oak,' from residence thereby. The variants here given were inevitable.

1702. Baptised — Sarah, d. Samuel Whittock: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1736. — Elizabeth, d. Peter Whittick: ibid.

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

(English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name hwít(t)uc, hwít(t)oc, from hwít = White, with the diminutive suff.-uc.-oc.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. Perhaps local, from ' white' and ' oak.' 2. Wittich, an ancient personal name, attributed to a Teutonic mythical personage. 3. Mr. Ferguson makes it a diminutive of White.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Whitwick; a location name in Leicestershire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Whittick Last Name Facts

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

Whittick is found most in England. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whittick? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 355,667th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 7,130,671 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Whittick are found; 37 percent are found in Northern Europe and 37 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 346 people, or 1 in 161,035. In England it is mostly found in: Greater London, where 30 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 10 percent reside and Essex, where 9 percent reside. Beside England this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Jamaica, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.

Whittick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whittick has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 164 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 394 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whittick Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Whittick surname are 13.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.53% being registered with the party.

The amount Whittick earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 352.66% more than the national average, earning R 1,075,690 per year; in United States they earn 9.11% less than the national average, earning $39,219 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.74% less than the national average, earning $48,323 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whitticks9429/
Wittick93376/
Whitick9310/
Whittik932/
Whittic930/
Witticke8841/
Whitteck8832/
Witticks884/
Whitiock881/
Whiteick881/
Whiticke880/
Witick86190/
Wittik8649/
Wittic8619/
Witteck80560/
Whittig8061/
Wettick808/
Whittek801/
Wittiok801/
Weitick800/
Withick800/
Witik7770/
Whiteeck751/
Whitheck751/
Westtick750/
Whitteak750/
Wittecke750/
Wittig7122,033/
Wittek715,656/
Witike71664/
Witeck71245/
Waitik71127/
Vittik7138/
Wetick7133/
Wuitik7120/
Wituik7119/
Vitick7118/
Whitig7110/
Whitek714/
Bitick711/
Wuttic711/
Whitec711/
Whetik710/
Witisk710/
Bittikh67976/
Vittikh67359/
Bettick6796/
Wieteck6729/
Vitteck6720/
Witecke677/
Witikhe674/
Whitieg674/
Weiteck673/
Witeeck672/
Whiteke672/
Waiteck671/
Wittigs671/
Whitedc671/
Westick671/
Vettick671/
Weistik671/
Witiske671/
Wittigh670/
Whiteec670/
Wittieg670/
Weatick670/

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