Wittle Surname

940,398th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Wittle Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Whittle,' generally called Whittle-in-the-Woods, a township in the parish of Leyland, Lancashire; (2) also hamlets and townships in Northumberland and Derbyshire. All the Lancashire Whittles, a numerous progeny, hail from (1).

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Wittle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1981:1,830,601119,637
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
England151:3,714,537119,675
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1331:183,27315,057
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1291:389,29229,048

Wittle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Whittle,' generally called Whittle-in-the-Woods, a township in the parish of Leyland, Lancashire; (2) also hamlets and townships in Northumberland and Derbyshire. All the Lancashire Whittles, a numerous progeny, hail from (1). This name is commonly found in the Chorley and Preston district. It reached London in, or earlier than, the 17th century.

1581. John Whittle, of Chorley, Lancashire: Wills at Chester.

1617. Robert Whittle, of Leyland, Lancashire: ibid.

1662. Gulielmus Whittle: Preston Guild Rolls.

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

There are five townships bearing this singular name, two of which are in Lancashire, two in Northumberland, and one in Derbyshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Not from the small pocket-knife (Anglo-Saxon hwitel, hwitle); but from Whittle, name of several townships of England, in cos. Derby, Lancaster, and Northumberland; corrupted from Whitley. See Whitelegg.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A family named Whittle lived in Stourton Candel last century: John Whittle was a churchwarden there in 1786 (H.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Wittle Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wittle is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Wittle click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wittle? popularity and diffusion

It is the 940,398th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 26,120,236 people. The surname Wittle is mostly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Wittle reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 72 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 198 people, or 1 in 1,830,601. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 34 percent are found, Maryland, where 13 percent are found and Virginia, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States Wittle is found in 9 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 15 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Wittle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wittle has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wittle surname grew 153 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wittle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wittle last name are 27.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.81% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wittle earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 226.46% more than the national average, earning R 775,788 per year and in United States they earn 3.42% more than the national average, earning $44,626 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whittle9229,425/
Wittles9286/
Wittley922/
Wihttle920/
Witle9112/
Whittley86884/
Whittlee861/
Whittlle861/
Whittele861/
Whittile861/
Whittled860/
Bittle834,537/
Vittle83136/
Witele8395/
Witley8391/
Wettle8387/
Whitle8341/
Wittla8320/
Witlea8313/
Wyttle833/
Weitle833/
Witile833/
Witlee831/
Wittly831/
Wihtle831/
Wittli831/
Waitle830/
Wietle830/
Whittlley801/
Witteller801/
Whittless801/
Whittleys800/
Whitley7743,483/
Waitley77239/
Wettler77147/
Vittles77141/
Whitlie77102/
Waistle7742/
Wettley7724/
Whittla7723/
Bittley7713/
Waitile7713/
Weitler7712/
Wettles777/
Withley776/
Whittly775/
Whitlle775/
Weitile775/
Wittail774/
Baittle773/
Whitlee773/
Whitles773/
Whettle772/
Vitthle772/
Waitele772/
Whitlei772/
Waitler771/
Whitele771/
Whitled771/
Weitley771/
Wistlet771/
Witleys771/
Witelle771/
Wistles771/
Witlett770/
Buittle770/
Beittle770/
Vittler770/
Wittlis770/
Whitlet770/
Wettlie770/
Wichtle770/
Wihtley770/
Wetle73196/
Bitle73153/
Vitle735/
Witly733/
Witla733/
Wittlich71522/
Wichtler7152/
Woitelle7119/
Weithley713/
Waistler712/
Wheattle712/
Weidtler712/
Whitlley712/
Whitesle711/
Whithley711/
Whittlis711/
Westtley711/
Whietley711/
Whistles711/
Weithler711/
Viththle711/
Vittless711/
Bittelle711/
Whitelle711/
Whitlech710/
Whettler710/
Whittlay710/
Wheitley710/
Whidtler710/
Wheittly710/
Bittille710/
Whiotley710/
Bettle67707/
Whitla67496/
Vitler67331/
Voitle67191/
Huitle67125/
Boittelle67109/
Wetele6791/
Wetley6790/
Beitle6760/
Vitley6739/
Bitley6736/
Vithle6735/
Whitly6724/
Vittla6720/
Waitla6717/
Vitele6714/
Wästle6712/
Vitile677/
Bithle676/
Vettle675/
Wetile673/
Withel672/
Whitletch672/
Wetlei672/
Wetlhe672/
Baitle671/
Witlio671/
Wetlez671/
Whisthler671/
Vitles671/
Wettli671/
Wettly671/
Wyttli671/
Withly671/
Bitlej671/
Wetyle670/
Wetlie670/
Wheattley670/
Bidtle670/

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