Whitwill Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Whitwill Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Whitwell (common) = the White or Clear Spring [Old English hwít + w(i)ella] Two of the Yorks places so called were Uuiteuella and Uuiteuuelle in Domesday- Book.

Walter de Wytewelle.—Hund. Rolls, A.D. 1274.

Johannes de Whitwell.

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Whitwill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
France131:5,109,440259,941
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Whitwill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Whitwell (common) = the White or Clear Spring [Old English hwít + w(i)ella] Two of the Yorks places so called were Uuiteuella and Uuiteuuelle in Domesday- Book.

Walter de Wytewelle.—Hund. Rolls, A.D. 1274.

Johannes de Whitwell.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Whitwill Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whitwill has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitwill? popularity and diffusion

The last name Whitwill is the 2,273,756th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name Whitwill is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Whitwill reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 13,940,728. In The United States Whitwill is primarily found in: California, where 58 percent reside, Washington, where 23 percent reside and Texas, where 12 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 23 percent reside and Switzerland, where 21 percent reside.

Whitwill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Whitwill has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Whitwill surname increased 520 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whitwill Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Whitwill last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

The amount Whitwill earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 0.86% less than the national average, earning $42,778 USD per year and in Canada they earn 47.5% more than the national average, earning $73,280 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Witwill930/
Whitwell883,300/
Whittwell8230/
Whithwell821/
Witwell801/
Wistwell750/
Wittwell750/
Withwilt750/
Withwell750/
Westwill750/
Wettwll671/
Wetwell670/
Vechtwil631/
Wettwell630/
Wethwell630/
Weathwell590/
Bittuil5312/
Widwell534/
Bidbill531/
Withuel530/
Beetwell5051/
Boytwell501/
Westwelt500/

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