Whittney Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Whittney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whittney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

Whittney (733) may also be a first name.

Whittney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whittney is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whittney? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,635,433rd most frequent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Whittney reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Whittney is also the 304,274th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 733 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 8,054,643. In The United States it is most common in: Georgia, where 22 percent live, Alabama, where 9 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Whittney is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 4 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Whittney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Whittney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Whittney last name fell 27 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whittney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Whittney surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Whittney last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

Whittney earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.8% more than the national average, earning $46,946 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whitney9357,226/
Wittney936/
Whittne931/
Whittny930/
Whitnney883/
Whithney883/
Whitneey882/
Whihtney881/
Whittnie881/
Whitnhey881/
Whitneye881/
Vwhitney881/
Whietney880/
Witney861,851/
Whitny8611/
Whitne869/
Wittny861/
Wittne861/
Wuitteney821/
Whittenny820/
Withney8020/
Whitnee807/
Waitney804/
Whitnie802/
Whytney802/
Bittney802/
Wihtney801/
Whitneh801/
Whitnay801/
Whitniy800/
Whetney800/
Wietney800/
Witne77623/
Witny771/
Wheitner7523/
Huittner752/
Wheatney752/
Whitneer751/
Whitnest750/
Bitney71449/
Vuitteney7121/
Withny714/
Vitney714/
Wetney713/
Witnee711/
Whittemna711/
Witnge711/
Bittne711/
Wuttne711/
Whitni711/
Weitny711/
Wittni710/
Wittneher710/
Whitnecht710/
Bittny710/
Wutney710/
Witnoy710/
Weitner67406/
Bettney67340/
Whitnah67229/
Vittner67116/
Wettner6792/
Waitner6714/
Witnaya6710/
Wistnes676/
Whytner672/
Withnei671/
Baitney671/
Waitnes671/
Witnner671/
Wuttnee671/
Withnie671/
Whetnet671/
Wythney671/
Withnee671/
Weatney671/
Boitney671/
Witnher671/
Bithney670/
Whetner670/
Beitney670/
Bittnee670/
Witneer670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Whittney
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