Wittingham Surname
Approximately 232 people bear this surname
Wittingham 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 SurnameWittingham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 53 | 1:6,838,848 | 318,712 |
| Jamaica | 45 | 1:63,777 | 3,321 |
| Colombia | 44 | 1:1,085,774 | 9,528 |
| Costa Rica | 36 | 1:132,780 | 2,002 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Panama | 12 | 1:326,022 | 7,351 |
| Nicaragua | 9 | 1:669,010 | 4,135 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 212 | 1:114,978 | 11,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 49 | 1:1,024,871 | 60,160 |
Wittingham 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.
Two parishes in Berkshire are called Wittenham.
Wittingham Demographics
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Wittingham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wittingham Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wittingham is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wittingham? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,070,546th most widely held family name globally, held by around 1 in 31,411,836 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Wittingham are found; 25 percent are found in North America and 25 percent are found in Hispano-Central America.
The last name Wittingham is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 6,838,848. In The United States it is most common in: Georgia, where 34 percent reside, Florida, where 28 percent reside and New York, where 26 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 19 percent reside and Colombia, where 19 percent reside.
Wittingham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wittingham has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 108 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wittingham Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wittingham surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 85.71% registered with the party.
The amount Wittingham earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 13.95% more than the national average, earning $25,870,300 COP per year and in United States they earn 20.45% less than the national average, earning $34,326 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whittingham | 95 | 9,623 | / |
| Witingham | 95 | 4 | / |
| Whittinghamn | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wittinghan | 90 | 55 | / |
| Withingham | 90 | 29 | / |
| Wittyngham | 90 | 28 | / |
| Whitingham | 90 | 28 | / |
| Whittngham | 90 | 3 | / |
| Bittingham | 90 | 3 | / |
| Whittingam | 90 | 1 | / |
| Whittinghan | 86 | 6 | / |
| Whittengham | 86 | 1 | / |
| Beittingham | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vhittingham | 86 | 1 | / |
| Whittingahm | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wittingan | 84 | 15 | / |
| Wuttingam | 84 | 6 | / |
| Wetingham | 84 | 1 | / |
| Whitingam | 84 | 1 | / |
| Wittynghan | 80 | 16 | / |
| Withinghan | 80 | 7 | / |
| Wittinghon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whetingham | 80 | 1 | / |
| Witingan | 78 | 11 | / |
| Witnghan | 78 | 7 | / |
| Whingham | 78 | 2 | / |
| Wutingam | 78 | 1 | / |
| Whittinghon | 76 | 7 | / |
| Wehetingham | 76 | 1 | / |
| Whinningham | 76 | 1 | / |
| Wuthingam | 74 | 57 | / |
| Waingkham | 74 | 16 | / |
| Weingkham | 74 | 2 | / |
| Whaingham | 74 | 1 | / |
| Wininghan | 74 | 0 | / |
| Wininghom | 74 | 0 | / |
| Withingan | 74 | 0 | / |
| Waingam | 71 | 6 | / |
| Weingam | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wetngam | 71 | 4 | / |
| Woingam | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wistinghausen | 70 | 159 | / |
| Whittingon | 70 | 16 | / |
| Wyttynghan | 70 | 9 | / |
| Bitingan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Beingham | 67 | 2 | / |
| Binhgham | 67 | 1 | / |
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