Whittock Surname

471,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 711 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Whittock Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the white oak,' from residence thereby. The variants here given were inevitable.

1702. Baptised — Sarah, d. Samuel Whittock: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1736. — Elizabeth, d.

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Whittock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4291:129,87912,877
United States951:3,815,357209,650
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Wales351:88,4157,250
Jamaica281:102,4984,206
Australia271:999,84158,390
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Jersey11:99,2026,620
France11:66,422,722504,397
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2081:117,18911,279
Wales111:142,5835,610
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1711:293,67723,423

Whittock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the white oak,' from residence thereby. The variants here given were inevitable.

1702. Baptised — Sarah, d. Samuel Whittock: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1736. — Elizabeth, d. Peter Whittick: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name hwít(t)uc, hwít(t)oc, from hwít = White, with the diminutive suff.-uc.-oc.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. Perhaps local, from ' white' and ' oak.' 2. Wittich, an ancient personal name, attributed to a Teutonic mythical personage. 3. Mr. Ferguson makes it a diminutive of White.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Whittock Last Name Facts

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

Whittock is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whittock? popularity and diffusion

Whittock is the 471,721st most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 10,249,713 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Whittock live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 429 people, or 1 in 129,879. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Somerset, where 33 percent live, Greater London, where 10 percent live and Gloucestershire, where 8 percent live. Not including England Whittock is found in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live and South Africa, where 7 percent live.

Whittock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whittock has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Whittock surname expanded 206 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it fell 44 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 318 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whittock Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Whittock surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Whittock earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 36.01% more than the national average, earning R 323,208 per year; in United States they earn 6.14% less than the national average, earning $40,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.54% more than the national average, earning $72,803 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whittouck943/
Wittock93458/
Whitock9310/
Whittoc930/
Wittouck88592/
Whittuck8811/
Whitoock883/
Whittack883/
Whithock881/
Whittook880/
Wittocks880/
Wittok863/
Whittocková841/
Whisstock826/
Witthouck822/
Whytock80738/
Wittocx80137/
Wittoek8066/
Bittock8058/
Wistock8029/
Wittuck8011/
Weitock8011/
Wittack8010/
Woitock809/
Whittak803/
Withock801/
Witockx801/
Whitack800/
Witok7716/
Withouck75149/
Withoeck7578/
Weistock7577/
Whittake7517/
Whaittak752/
Wittoske751/
Wittocqx751/
Wheetock751/
Westtock751/
Witthack750/
Whittask750/
Wisstock750/
Woitok71104/
Wittak7155/
Waitok7128/
Witthacke7126/
Wytock7123/
Weisstock7118/
Bitock7117/
Wettok7116/
Vitock717/
Whitak711/
Whittough710/
Weistok6729/
Wettack6723/
Witucke6720/
Westock6720/
Whitake6716/
Bitouck6710/
Wisztok6710/
Woitack6710/
Waitook679/
Withoek676/
Withouk671/
Withosk671/
Whytook671/
Waituck671/
Weittak670/
Whytoct670/
Wistack670/
Whitakh670/
Witacke670/
Whitacs670/

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