Whye Surname

381,790th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 933 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Singapore

Whye Surname User-submission:

My family's surname was spelled Wye but it was changed to Whye after the 1890 US census. I have traced my family members on ancestry.com and it showed how their surname was spelled Wye before the census and the h was added on the census making it Whye.

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Whye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6811:532,24544,270
Singapore901:61,1972,397
Australia531:509,35338,491
Malaysia341:867,47739,690
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Liberia91:489,83723,279
England41:13,929,515290,718
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:451,39625,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Whye (523) may also be a first name.

Whye Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

My family's surname was spelled Wye but it was changed to Whye after the 1890 US census. I have traced my family members on ancestry.com and it showed how their surname was spelled Wye before the census and the h was added on the census making it Whye. Many of my family members are from Maryland, then some of them moved to Delaware and a few moved to Ohio.

- edie

Whye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whye is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whye? popularity and diffusion

The last name Whye is the 381,790th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,810,875 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Whye live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America. Whye is also the 369,131st most commonly held first name internationally, held by 523 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 681 people, or 1 in 532,245. In The United States Whye is most frequent in: Maryland, where 62 percent are found, Delaware, where 10 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 5 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 10 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Whye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whye has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Whye last name rose 8,513 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Whye last name are 12.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.09% registered to vote for the political party.

Whye earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.29% less than the national average, earning $42,160 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whyee89587/
Whyea8913/
Whyed891/
Whyeh891/
Whyie891/
Wchye891/
Wye861,658/
Waheye8013/
Wehaye8012/
Wehyie803/
Whyhea801/
Wehe751,491/
Whie7588/
Wihe7538/
Wyhe7528/
Wyee7512/
Wyeh759/
Wyie756/
Wehy754/
Wihy753/
Hwye752/
Wähe752/
Hbye752/
Whjy751/
Vhye751/
Vwye751/
Wjye751/
Wyhy751/
Whiejye731/
Wahayie731/
Wahayee731/
Waheyee731/
Whyheet731/
Wiehe672,824/
Waiye67448/
Wayie67111/
Woyie6780/
Wijhe6776/
Weiye6770/
Woiye6739/
Wyher6737/
Wyess6722/
Wajhe6711/
Wejhe6710/
Waaye678/
Wehea677/
Whiee676/
Whier676/
Wyhet675/
Whiie675/
Håbye675/
Wayye674/
Wjheh673/
Høbye673/
Whehe673/
Whihe672/
Wheay672/
Weahy672/
Wyhee672/
Wehay671/
Whiyi671/
Wehey671/
Wihay671/
Wyhie671/
Wyech671/
Whiyo671/
Weyie671/
Hvyoe671/
Whaae671/
Whiey671/
Wyaee671/
Wiéhe671/
Wuehe671/
Wujye671/
Whiep671/
Wyehe670/
Wyeht670/
Wyohe670/
Whieh670/
Wyeds670/
Wehei670/

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