Whitwood Surname

571,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 552 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Whitwood Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whitwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3231:172,50215,799
United States1651:2,196,721138,143
Australia621:435,41534,362
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1031:236,65417,592
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Whitwood Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whitwood occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitwood? popularity and diffusion

The last name Whitwood is the 571,325th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 13,202,076 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Whitwood reside; 59 percent reside in Northern Europe and 59 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Whitwood is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 323 people, or 1 in 172,502. In England Whitwood is most common in: Norfolk, where 22 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 11 percent reside and Cambridgeshire, where 10 percent reside. Apart from England this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Whitwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Whitwood has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Whitwood last name rose 314 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 375 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whitwood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Whitwood last name are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.78% being registered to vote for the political party.

Whitwood earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.37% less than the national average, earning $33,927 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whittwood941/
Whitwoo931/
Witwood930/
Witwoo861/
Whytewood8232/
Wetwood8041/
Widwood800/
Whitwoth754/
Bithwood751/
Weastwood711/
Wutwod711/
Wuestwood711/
Westwod675/
Westwoo672/
Bidwood671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Whitwood
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