Witney Surname
Approximately 1,851 people bear this surname
Witney Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Witney,' a parish in Oxfordshire; v. Whitney.
John de Witteneye, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1619. Buried — Helline Witney: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1806. Married — Wright Witney and Amelia Worrall: St.
Read More About This SurnameWitney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,041 | 1:53,524 | 6,534 |
| Australia | 339 | 1:79,633 | 9,272 |
| United States | 176 | 1:2,059,426 | 131,385 |
| Canada | 155 | 1:237,713 | 22,683 |
| South Africa | 39 | 1:1,389,172 | 74,222 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| Kenya | 13 | 1:3,552,300 | 39,474 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 518 | 1:47,057 | 5,819 |
| Wales | 21 | 1:74,686 | 3,520 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 109 | 1:460,722 | 33,053 |
Witney (1,449) may also be a first name.
Witney Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Witney,' a parish in Oxfordshire; v. Whitney.
John de Witteneye, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1619. Buried — Helline Witney: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1806. Married — Wright Witney and Amelia Worrall: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) 1 belonging to Witney (Oxon), 10th cent. Wyttannig, Witanig ('Cart. Sax.’ 1230)= Wit(t)a’s Island or Low Riparian Land [the pers. name is from Old English wita, genit. witan-, wise man, councillor + í(e)g, island, &c.] 2 for Whitney, q.v.
Witney Demographics
Average Male Witney Height
177.5 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Witney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Witney Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Witney has its highest incidence in England. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Witney? popularity and diffusion
The last name Witney is the 220,647th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,937,086 people. Witney is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Witney are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles. Witney is also the 204,934th most common given name world-wide It is held by 1,449 people.
The last name is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 1,041 people, or 1 in 53,524. In England Witney is most common in: Buckinghamshire, where 12 percent live, Essex, where 10 percent live and Oxfordshire, where 10 percent live. Outside of England this last name is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.
Witney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Witney has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Witney surname increased 201 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 161 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 86 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 25 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Witney Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Witney last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Witney last name are 19.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.85% being registered with the party.
The amount Witney earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 22.25% more than the national average, earning R 290,508 per year; in United States they earn 15.94% more than the national average, earning $50,028 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.31% more than the national average, earning $55,302 CAD per year.
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Witney Reference & Research
Whitney DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Whitney FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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