Whittley Surname

398,272nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 884 people bear this surname

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

Whittley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whittley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5791:626,00950,526
England1141:488,75531,416
Northern Ireland641:28,8293,065
Australia441:613,53943,545
Jamaica271:106,2944,277
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Wales41:773,63329,106
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland341:130,2907,484
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England701:348,22022,196
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Whittley (27) may also be a first name.

Whittley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whittley has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Whittley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 398,272nd most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 8,243,830 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Whittley live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America. Whittley is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread first name worldwide, held by 27 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 579 people, or 1 in 626,009. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 19 percent live, Missouri, where 12 percent live and Kansas, where 12 percent live. Beside The United States it occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 7 percent live.

Whittley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whittley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Whittley surname grew 981 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 163 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whittley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Whittley last name is primarily Presbyterian (44%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Whittley last name are 12.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.95% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Whittley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 21.31% less than the national average, earning $33,954 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.34% less than the national average, earning $45,538 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whittlley941/
Whittleys940/
Whitley9343,483/
Whittle9329,425/
Whittly935/
Wittley932/
Whitlley882/
Whittlee881/
Whittlle881/
Whithley881/
Whietley881/
Whittlay880/
Wheitley880/
Whittled880/
Wheittly880/
Whiotley880/
Wittle86279/
Witley8691/
Whitle8641/
Whitly8624/
Wittly861/
Whittless821/
Wheattley820/
Waitley80239/
Whitlie80102/
Wittles8086/
Wheitly8046/
Wettley8024/
Whittla8023/
Whetley8013/
Bittley8013/
Withley806/
Whitlle805/
Whitlay803/
Whitlee803/
Whitles803/
Whettle802/
Whitlei802/
Whitloe801/
Whitled801/
Whitlly801/
Whytley801/
Weitley801/
Witleys801/
Whutley800/
Whitlet800/
Wihtley800/
Wihttle800/
Witle7712/
Witly773/
Wheatley7539,341/
Wheetley75480/
Whitlowe7541/
Weithley753/
Wheattle752/
Whitelly751/
Whittlis751/
Westtley751/
Whistles751/
Whitelle751/
Whitlech750/
Whettler750/
Whidtler750/
Wittleoe750/
Bittle714,537/
Whitla71496/
Vittle71136/
Huitle71125/
Wetley7190/
Wettle7187/
Vitley7139/
Bitley7136/
Wittla7120/
Witlea7113/
Wheathley714/
Wyttle713/
Weitle713/
Whitletch712/
Wheateley711/
Witlee711/
Wihtle711/
Wheatleyh711/
Whisthler711/
Whheatley711/
Wettly711/
Wheatlley711/
Withly711/
Witteller711/
Wittli711/
Waitle710/
Whetly710/
Wietle710/
Wheatleyt710/
Wheatle67841/
Bettley67542/
Wettler67147/
Vittles67141/
Baitley6753/
Waistle6742/
Whitlau6741/
Weatley6719/
Weitler6712/
Wettles677/
Wheetly676/
Huettle675/
Whitlou674/
Baittle673/
Whytely673/
Vitthle672/
Waitele672/
Weetley672/
Boitley671/
Waitler671/
Wechtle671/
Whitlia671/
Wistlet671/
Witelle671/
Witilly671/
Wistles671/
Witlett670/
Whytlle670/
Buittle670/
Beittle670/
Vittler670/
Wittlis670/
Whetler670/
Weattly670/
Wettlie670/
Beitley670/
Wichtle670/
Whestle670/
Wethley670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Whittley
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