Whittier Surname
Approximately 4,057 people bear this surname
Whittier Surname Definition:
(English) White-Leather Dresser; Harness - Maker [Middle English whitetawier, whitawyer, &c, (Dialectal English whit(t)awer); from Middle English whit(e, Old English hwít, white, and Middle English tawen, Old English táwian, to prepare or dress, as skins] Geoffrey le Whitetawier.
Read More About This SurnameWhittier Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,716 | 1:97,540 | 10,878 |
| Canada | 254 | 1:145,061 | 14,859 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 67 | 1:20,358 | 2,366 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,551 | 1:32,378 | 3,889 |
Whittier (57) may also be a first name.
Whittier Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) White-Leather Dresser; Harness - Maker [Middle English whitetawier, whitawyer, &c, (Dialectal English whit(t)awer); from Middle English whit(e, Old English hwít, white, and Middle English tawen, Old English táwian, to prepare or dress, as skins] Geoffrey le Whitetawier.—Mun. Gildh. Lond.
Whitawer, a collar-maker or maker of husbandry-harness.—Northants Gloss., ii. 396.
Whittawer, one who “taws” whit- leather; also a husbandry-harness maker or mender: speaking generally, a whittawer is to a saddler what a cobbler is to a shoemaker.—Leic. Gloss., p. 289.
(English) One who prepared white leather; one who came from Whitacre (white field), in Warwickshire.
Whittier: a white Tawier; one who prepares the finer skins for gloves, whitening them. Wheatman, Wightman.
Whittier Demographics
Average Whittier Salary in
United States
$43,390 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Whittier Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whittier Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Whittier is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Whittier click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Whittier? popularity and diffusion
The surname Whittier is the 113,977th most commonly held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,796,289 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Whittier are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,308,380th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 57 people.
The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 3,716 people, or 1 in 97,540. In The United States Whittier is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 11 percent are found, Missouri, where 8 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States it occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 6 percent are found and Trinidad and Tobago, where 2 percent are found.
Whittier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Whittier has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Whittier last name increased 240 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Whittier Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Whittier last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Whittier are 1.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.95% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Whittier earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.56% more than the national average, earning $43,390 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.4% more than the national average, earning $51,370 CAD per year.
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