Witham Surname

60,251st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Witham Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Witham,' parishes in Essex, Somerset, and Lincolnshire (3). The variant Whittum is American; compare Barnum for Barnham.

John de Wytham, 'the king's chaplain,' 1286: Cal. of Patent Rolls.

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Witham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,2771:68,6877,988
England1,8941:29,4183,969
Australia5961:45,2955,683
Canada2991:123,22912,908
New Zealand591:76,75111,256
Thailand471:1,502,944203,155
Scotland421:127,4727,985
Wales341:91,0167,411
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
France141:4,744,480251,814
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Guam11:160,1214,893
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2001:20,3132,887
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5841:31,7043,817

Witham (79) may also be a first name.

Witham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Witham,' parishes in Essex, Somerset, and Lincolnshire (3). The variant Whittum is American; compare Barnum for Barnham.

John de Wytham, 'the king's chaplain,' 1286: Cal. of Patent Rolls.

1625. Buried — A childe of William Wittam's: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1752. Baptised — Thomas, s. John Whittam: ibid.

1777. Married — Philip Paine and Mary Witham: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) 1 belonging to Witham (Essex: Anglo-Saxon Chron., a.d. 913, ‘æt Witan hám; Linc.; Soms.), 13th cent. Witham = Wita’s Home or Estate [Old English wita, genit. witan-, wise man, councillor + hám, home, &c.] 2 for Whitham, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Witham (Wita’s homestead), the name of several places in England; dweller near the Witham (forest river), a river in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Parishes and places in cos. Essex and Lincoln.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Witham; a location name in Essex, Lincolnshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Witham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Witham is found most in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Witham? popularity and diffusion

Witham is the 60,251st most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 871,299 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Witham reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,083,225th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 79 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 5,277 people, or 1 in 68,687. In The United States Witham is mostly concentrated in: Maine, where 12 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Indiana, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States it occurs in 38 countries. It is also common in England, where 23 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Witham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Witham has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 333 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 158 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Witham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Methodist (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Witham last name are 1.71% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.52% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Witham earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 5.34% more than the national average, earning R 250,320 per year; in United States they earn 6.32% more than the national average, earning $45,874 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.08% more than the national average, earning $50,219 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whitham924,971/
Waitham92309/
Wittham927/
Weitham925/
Withham922/
Witheam921/
Wietham921/
Withamm920/
Witam9143/
Hwaitham8690/
Whittham869/
Whithame862/
Whithamm861/
Whitaham860/
Whitam8394/
Wetham8365/
Uitham8350/
Vitham8344/
Withan8317/
Waitam8310/
Wittam834/
Bitham834/
Witame833/
Withom830/
Wytham830/
Whittam771,944/
Whetham77850/
Wiethan77104/
Baitham77100/
Withane7724/
Wettham7717/
Vittham776/
Woithan776/
Vaitham775/
Withand774/
Whithan774/
Vistham773/
Waitame772/
Buitham771/
Witthom771/
Withank771/
Wiethom771/
Waytham771/
Uiteham771/
Witthan771/
Waithan771/
Waittam771/
Whithom770/
Weithan770/
Whiteam770/
Withain770/
Withant770/
Weatham770/
Bitam737,238/
Witan731,002/
Vitam7336/
Wetam7319/
Uitam738/
Witom731/
Wutam731/
Witthahn7113/
Wittheim7111/
Witthain717/
Withasen715/
Witaytem711/
Wittamnn711/
Whithand710/
Wheatham710/
Whithome710/
Whitthom710/
Whithane710/
Whithaun710/
Betham673,321/
Bahaitham67358/
Vittam67182/
Bittam6773/
Wittan6767/
Vutham6753/
Vitame6748/
Waitan6739/
Witane6723/
Vetham6721/
Vistam6715/
Westam6715/
Woitan6714/
Bithan6713/
Bytham6712/
Vithan6712/
Wietan6712/
Baitam6711/
Witthandt6710/
Uithan679/
Whetam676/
Vaitam675/
Withon674/
Wehtam673/
Beitam673/
Withanová672/
Wittom672/
Wettam671/
Whitan671/
Weatam671/
Weisthahn671/
Witome671/
Bitaam671/
Bithom671/
Buitam671/
Wethan670/
Witean670/
Whitom670/

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