Wittingham Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

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.

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Wittingham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Jamaica451:63,7773,321
Colombia441:1,085,7749,528
Costa Rica361:132,7802,002
England161:3,482,379114,324
Panama121:326,0227,351
Nicaragua91:669,0104,135
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2121:114,97811,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

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.

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

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).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A parish in Northumberland, a township in Lancashire, and a parish in Haddingtonshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Two parishes in Berkshire are called Wittenham.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Wittingham Last Name Facts

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

Wittingham occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wittingham? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,070,546th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 31,411,836 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Wittingham live; 25 percent live in North America and 25 percent live in Hispano-Central America.

The last name Wittingham is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 6,838,848. In The United States Wittingham is most prevalent in: Georgia, where 34 percent are found, Florida, where 28 percent are found and New York, where 26 percent are found. Apart from The United States it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 19 percent are found and Colombia, where 19 percent are found.

Wittingham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wittingham has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wittingham surname expanded 108 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 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% being registered with the political 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.

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