Whittredge Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

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

Whittredge Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at, or near, a white ridge or range of hills.

Whittredge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2361:1,535,843104,072
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Whittredge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at, or near, a white ridge or range of hills.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Whittredge Last Name Facts

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

Whittredge is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whittredge? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,052,587th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,619,941 people. Whittredge occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Whittredge reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Whittredge is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 236 people, or 1 in 1,535,843. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Massachusetts, where 33 percent are found, Texas, where 15 percent are found and Kansas, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The United States it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 0 percent are found and El Salvador, where 0 percent are found.

Whittredge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whittredge has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Whittredge surname grew 513 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whittredge Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Whittredge surname are 19.98% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 73.21% being registered to vote for the party.

Whittredge earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21% more than the national average, earning $52,210 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whitredge950/
Whittridge9028/
Whitridge84139/
Wittridge8482/
Witridge780/
Wirege751/
Withridge741/
Whetridge740/
Witreider740/
Waitridge740/
Bittridge740/
Wairege713/
Wiridge711/
Wireges711/
Wittrédi6720/
Wheridge672/
Wittride670/
Witerger670/

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