Whitty Surname
Approximately 6,758 people bear this surname
Whitty Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the white hay,' i.e. hedge, from residence thereby; v. Hay.
Thomas ate Wytheg, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William ate Wytheg, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Nicholas de la Wytheg, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameWhitty Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,002 | 1:181,048 | 18,088 |
| England | 1,284 | 1:43,394 | 5,517 |
| Australia | 1,172 | 1:23,034 | 3,173 |
| Canada | 958 | 1:38,461 | 4,829 |
| Ireland | 890 | 1:5,291 | 850 |
| New Zealand | 109 | 1:41,544 | 6,955 |
| Wales | 104 | 1:29,755 | 3,038 |
| Argentina | 75 | 1:569,912 | 40,958 |
| Scotland | 70 | 1:76,483 | 5,732 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Isle of Man | 3 | 1:28,607 | 3,614 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 688 | 1:6,439 | 1,021 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 412 | 1:59,164 | 6,945 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:287,940 | 9,345 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 427 | 1:117,608 | 11,536 |
Whitty (96) may also be a first name.
Whitty Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the white hay,' i.e. hedge, from residence thereby; v. Hay.
Thomas ate Wytheg, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William ate Wytheg, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Nicholas de la Wytheg, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Walter de la Wythege, Southamptonshire, ibid.
1633. Walter Williams and Jane Witty: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).
1676. George Withey and Alice Cotton: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the white hay,' from residence thereby; v. Withey for early instances.
1697. Married — Griffith Roberts and Elizabeth Wittie: St. Dionis Backchurch.
1767. — James Wittey and Elizabeth French: St. George, Hanover Square.
Reaney gives three alternative derivations for this, all from Old English, including the one accepted by Woulfe viz atte wytheg (the white enclosure). It has been in Co. Wexford and Co. Waterford for many centuries and from 1305 occurs frequently in records relating to those counties. They possessed, and probably built, the castles of Ballyhealy, Baldwinstown and Ballyteige in Co. Wexford, the last named being the seat of the principal family of the name. By 1659, when Petty's “census” was taken, Whittys were very numerous in Co. Wexford, 27 families being recorded in the baronies of Forth and Bargy. When Griffith carried out his Valuation two centuries later he found more than 150 Whitty householders in Co. Wexford, and this is corroborated by the official birth registrations which began in 1864. There is an armorial monument to Walter Whitty (d. 1630) in the church at Kilmore, Co.
Wexford. Robert Whitty was convicted of “high treason” in 1715-his crime being espousing the cause of the “Old Pretender”. Two Co. Wexford men, Michael James Whitty (1795-1873)and his son Edward Michael Whitty (1827-1860), were pioneers in the sphere of journalism. Ellen Whitty (Mother Mary Vincent of the Australian Sisters of Mercy) (1821-1892), pioneer nun, was also born in Co. Wexford.
In Ulster there are some families of Whittey (sic), presumably descendants of MacWhitty and Mawhitty householders who appear in the Hearth Money Rolls for Co. Antrim (1669).
V. Whitey.
This Old-English name has been closely associated with Co. Wexford since the 14th century. SIF 154
(English) Dweller at the white enclosure.
Considered by Ferguson as a diminutive of White.
Clever, sagacious, was the meaning of this word in ancient times.
Ferguson considers Whitty as a diminutive of White. Lower says in ancient times witty meant clever, sagacious. Vitte, Vitté are found as French surnames.
Whitty Demographics
Average Male Whitty Height
175.09 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Whitty Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whitty Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Whitty is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Whitty? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 72,925th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,078,358 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Whitty reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 968,397th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 96 people.
It is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 2,002 people, or 1 in 181,048. In The United States it is mostly found in: Florida, where 11 percent reside, New York, where 8 percent reside and Maryland, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 48 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 17 percent reside.
Whitty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Whitty has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Whitty last name rose 469 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 312 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 129 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 5,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 538 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Whitty Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Whitty last name is predominantly Catholic (96%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Whitty last name are 13.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.6% registered with the party.
The amount Whitty earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 27.54% less than the national average, earning R 172,200 per year; in United States they earn 11.91% more than the national average, earning $48,289 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.89% less than the national average, earning $48,248 CAD per year.
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