Whittingstall Surname

1,104,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Whittingstall Surname Definition:

For Whittonstall, q.v.

Whittingstall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada821:449,33638,948
England641:870,59545,570
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
Jersey21:25,9413,069

Whittingstall Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Whittonstall, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Whittingstall Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whittingstall is held by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whittingstall? popularity and diffusion

Whittingstall is the 1,104,724th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 32,975,321 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Whittingstall live; 45 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in Canada, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 449,336. In Canada Whittingstall is most prevalent in: Ontario, where 52 percent live, British Columbia, where 30 percent live and Alberta, where 9 percent live. Beside Canada it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent live and South Africa, where 14 percent live.

Whittingstall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whittingstall has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Whittingstall last name increased 149 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whittingstall Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Whittingstall surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Whittingstall earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.13% more than the national average, earning R 435,192 per year; in United States they earn 0.5% more than the national average, earning $43,365 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.28% more than the national average, earning $58,267 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whitingstall960/
Wittingstall960/
Whettingstall921/
Whittingsdale851/
Whettingsteel77105/
Whetting-Steel742/
Ottoni Gastal621/

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