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

The last name Whittington is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

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

The surname Whittington is the 17,494^th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 230,203 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Whittington reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Whittington is also the 992,070^th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 92 people.

The surname Whittington is most common in The United States, where it is held by 24,301 people, or 1 in 14,915. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 12 percent are found, Maryland, where 7 percent are found and North Carolina, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States Whittington occurs in 47 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Whittington Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Whittington has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Whittington surname grew 978 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 197 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 285 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 8,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 103 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Whittington Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (38%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Whittington surname are 15.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.93% being registered with the political party.

The amount Whittington earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 94.79% more than the national average, earning R 462,900 per year; in United States they earn 6.21% less than the national average, earning $40,469 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.44% more than the national average, earning $55,862 CAD per year.