Whittlesey Surname

248,603rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,598 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Whittlesey Surname Definition:

A location name in Cambridgeshire.

Whittlesey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4811:244,73923,319
England711:784,76142,668
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:333,90921,641
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4131:121,59511,832

Whittlesey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A location name in Cambridgeshire.

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

Whittlesey Last Name Facts

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

Whittlesey is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Whittlesey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 248,603rd most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 4,560,417 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Whittlesey live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,481 people, or 1 in 244,739. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 13 percent are found, Washington, where 9 percent are found and Georgia, where 5 percent are found. Not including The United States Whittlesey exists in 12 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Whittlesey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whittlesey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Whittlesey surname increased 359 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 3 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whittlesey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Whittlesey last name are 10.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.31% registered with the political party.

The amount Whittlesey earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 8.76% more than the national average, earning $46,927 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.8% less than the national average, earning $37,361 CAD per year.

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