Whittome Surname

698,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Whittome Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Witham,' parishes in Essex, Somerset, and Lincolnshire (3). The variant Whittum is American; compare Barnum for Barnham.

John de Wytham, 'the king's chaplain,' 1286: Cal. of Patent Rolls.

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Whittome Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1721:323,94224,037
Canada771:478,51441,057
Australia641:421,80833,593
New Zealand461:98,44213,260
United States201:18,122,947588,089
France111:6,038,429280,838
Wales81:386,81619,671
Scotland71:764,83125,488
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1001:243,75417,902

Whittome Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Witham,' parishes in Essex, Somerset, and Lincolnshire (3). The variant Whittum is American; compare Barnum for Barnham.

John de Wytham, 'the king's chaplain,' 1286: Cal. of Patent Rolls.

1625. Buried — A childe of William Wittam's: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1752. Baptised — Thomas, s. John Whittam: ibid.

1777. Married — Philip Paine and Mary Witham: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

For Whitham, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes and places in cos. Essex and Lincoln.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Whittenham; a location name in Oxfordshire.

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

Whittome Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whittome occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Whittome? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 698,433rd most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 17,269,066 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Whittome are found; 45 percent are found in Northern Europe and 45 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 172 people, or 1 in 323,942. In England it is primarily found in: Greater London, where 26 percent are found, Cambridgeshire, where 11 percent are found and Kent, where 9 percent are found. Besides England Whittome exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 15 percent are found.

Whittome Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Whittome has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Whittome last name rose 172 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whittome Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Whittome earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 22.32% less than the national average, earning $33,516 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.5% less than the national average, earning $48,442 CAD per year.

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