Witingham Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Witingham Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Whittingham,' a parish in Northumberland, eight miles from Alnwick; also a township in the parish of Kirkham, Lancashire.
1608. William Whittingham, Cheshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
Read More About This SurnameWitingham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicaragua | 3 | 1:2,007,030 | 6,490 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Witingham Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Whittingham,' a parish in Northumberland, eight miles from Alnwick; also a township in the parish of Kirkham, Lancashire.
1608. William Whittingham, Cheshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1608-9. Thomas Whittingham, Cheshire: ibid.
1669. George Whittingham and Susanne Sea good -. Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
1766. Married — Thomas Whittingham and Sarah Hudson: St. George, Hanover Square.
WHITTINGHAME: From the lands of Whittinghame in East Lothian. Gilbert de Whitingham was one of the witnesses to a charter by Patrick, first earl of Dunbar before 1214 (Raine, App., 116). Petrus de Wyttigham was witness to a charter by Constantine, son of Adam, son of Edulf, to the Abbey of Neubotle, c. 1245 (Neubotle, p. 19). A payment was made to David Wattinghame in 1557 (Guildry, p. 120).
A parish in Northumberland, a township in Lancashire, and a parish in Haddingtonshire.
Witingham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Witingham Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Witingham is carried by more people in Nicaragua than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Witingham click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Witingham? popularity and diffusion
The last name Witingham is the 8,968,613th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Witingham occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Witingham are found; 75 percent are found in Central America and 75 percent are found in Hispano-Central America.
This surname is most prevalent in Nicaragua, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 2,007,030. In Nicaragua Witingham is primarily concentrated in: North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, where 67 percent live and Managua Department, where 33 percent live. Beside Nicaragua Witingham occurs in one country. It also occurs in Colombia, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wittingham | 95 | 232 | / |
| Withingham | 95 | 29 | / |
| Whitingham | 95 | 28 | / |
| Whittingham | 90 | 9,623 | / |
| Wetingham | 89 | 1 | / |
| Whitingam | 89 | 1 | / |
| Whittinghamn | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wittinghan | 84 | 55 | / |
| Wittyngham | 84 | 28 | / |
| Withinghan | 84 | 7 | / |
| Whittngham | 84 | 3 | / |
| Bittingham | 84 | 3 | / |
| Whittingam | 84 | 1 | / |
| Whetingham | 84 | 1 | / |
| Witingan | 82 | 11 | / |
| Witnghan | 82 | 7 | / |
| Wutingam | 82 | 1 | / |
| Whittinghan | 80 | 6 | / |
| Whittengham | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whittingahm | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vhittingham | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wehetingham | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beittingham | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wuthingam | 78 | 57 | / |
| Wittingan | 78 | 15 | / |
| Wuttingam | 78 | 6 | / |
| Withingan | 78 | 0 | / |
| Wetngam | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wittynghan | 74 | 16 | / |
| Wittinghon | 74 | 1 | / |
| Wistinghausen | 73 | 159 | / |
| Bitingan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Whittinghon | 70 | 7 | / |
| Vythingam | 67 | 6 | / |
| Westinghausen | 64 | 0 | / |
| Whittingon | 63 | 16 | / |
| Wyttynghan | 63 | 9 | / |
| Betingan | 59 | 8 | / |
| Bit'ngom | 59 | 1 | / |
| Wethingon | 56 | 3 | / |
| Westinghousen | 55 | 0 | / |
| Wouetngoum | 53 | 1 | / |
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