Whittwell Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Whittwell Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Whitwell,' a hamlet in the parish of Tinsley, near Sheffield; also parishes in Derbyshire, Norfolk, and Rutland; also townships in Westmorland and Yorkshire (North Riding). It is manifest that several of these places, north and south, have originated the surname.
Read More About This SurnameWhittwell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| Peru | 12 | 1:2,648,677 | 28,015 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Whittwell Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Whitwell,' a hamlet in the parish of Tinsley, near Sheffield; also parishes in Derbyshire, Norfolk, and Rutland; also townships in Westmorland and Yorkshire (North Riding). It is manifest that several of these places, north and south, have originated the surname.
Eborard de Wytewelle, Cambridgeshire.
12 Walter de Wytewelle, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Johannes de Whitwell, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Thomas de Whitewell, 1379: ibid.
1608. Miles Whitwell, Kendall: Wills at Chester.
1630. Edmund Whitwell, of Barton: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.
1701. Baptised — Richard, s. Anthony Whittwel: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1713. — Eleanor, d. Anthony Whitwel: ibid.
WHITEWELL: Local, from some place of the name in the South. In Latin charters de Albo Fonte. Edward de Albo Fonte, rector of the church of Kirkmolyn, made a grant of the lands of Qwhytwel to the House of Soltre between 1238 1300 (Soltre, p. 28). Henry Wytewele, burgess of Dumfries, 1215 (Kelso, 332), is probably the Henry Whitewell, burgess of Dumfries, to whom the monks of Kelso granted a lease of their whole lands in the parish of Dumfries for 12sh. yearly (ibid., 330). Roger de Wytewele in Dumfriesshire, c, 1259 (APS., I, p. 88; Bain, I, 2176). Edward de Whitewelle of the county of Edinburgh rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, II, p. 199). Whitewell is a Yorkshire surname from a vill and township of the name in the North Riding.
There are places so called in cos. Derby, Norfolk, Rutland, Hants, York, and Durham.
The Whitwells, who are now best represented in the York district, have derived their name from a village and a township in the North Riding.
Whittwell Demographics
Average Whittwell Salary in
United States
$51,792 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Whittwell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whittwell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Whittwell is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Whittwell? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,602,217th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Whittwell reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
Whittwell is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 20,136,607. In The United States it is most numerous in: Florida, where 100 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Peru, where 40 percent live.
Whittwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Whittwell has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Whittwell Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Whittwell earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 56.66% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,402 per year and in United States they earn 20.03% more than the national average, earning $51,792 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitwell | 94 | 3,300 | / |
| Wittwell | 94 | 0 | / |
| Whithwell | 89 | 1 | / |
| Witwell | 88 | 1 | / |
| Whitwill | 82 | 70 | / |
| Wistwell | 82 | 0 | / |
| Wettwell | 82 | 0 | / |
| Withwell | 82 | 0 | / |
| Widwell | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wettwll | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wetwell | 75 | 0 | / |
| Witwill | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wethwell | 71 | 0 | / |
| Weathwell | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vidwell | 63 | 3 | / |
| Withuel | 63 | 0 | / |
| Beetwell | 59 | 51 | / |
| Biddwell | 59 | 11 | / |
| Boytwell | 59 | 1 | / |
| Beidwell | 59 | 0 | / |
| Westwelt | 59 | 0 | / |
| Westwill | 59 | 0 | / |
| Bituel | 53 | 48 | / |
| Bittuil | 50 | 12 | / |
| Whedbel | 50 | 0 | / |
| Biduell | 50 | 0 | / |
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