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Where Does The Last Name Whittier Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Whittier occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whittier? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Whittier is the 113,977^th most widespread family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,796,289 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Whittier live; 97 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. Whittier is also the 1,308,380^th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 57 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 3,716 people, or 1 in 97,540. In The United States it is most frequent in: Massachusetts, where 11 percent reside, Missouri, where 8 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Whittier exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 6 percent reside and Trinidad and Tobago, where 2 percent reside.

Whittier Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Whittier has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 240 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whittier Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Whittier surname are 1.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.95% being registered with 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.