Wittrick Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Wittrick Surname Definition:

(English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wihtríc= Sprite-Ruler [Old English wiht, sprite, elf, &c. + ríca, ruler]

Wittrick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:1,211,26256,182
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330

Wittrick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wihtríc= Sprite-Ruler [Old English wiht, sprite, elf, &c. + ríca, ruler]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wittrick Last Name Facts

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

Wittrick is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wittrick? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,635,433rd most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Wittrick reside; 93 percent reside in Northern Europe and 93 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 1,211,262. In England Wittrick is primarily concentrated in: Norfolk, where 41 percent live, West Yorkshire, where 30 percent live and Hertfordshire, where 15 percent live. Other than England this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whittrick9412/
Witrick9330/
Wittric930/
Whitrick88108/
Wittreck8890/
Wietrick8868/
Wistrick8842/
Wettrick8841/
Wittruck880/
Weitrick880/
Wirick861,866/
Westtrick820/
Weirick80945/
Wierick80393/
Wittrig80195/
Wirrick80157/
Bitrick8054/
Wutrick8033/
Wetrick8019/
Wirickx8012/
Wairick804/
Witrhik801/
Wuttric800/
Wirik7735/
Wuthrick7550/
Weirrick7512/
Wietreck756/
Wettreck751/
Vietrick751/
Vettrick751/
Whitreck751/
Buitrick750/
Wyrick718,405/
Witruk71127/
Werick71105/
Witryk7178/
Virick7125/
Vitrik7123/
Wierik7117/
Wuethrick7111/
Wirics715/
Weiric712/
Wirrik712/
Vitric711/
Wirike711/
Weuthrick711/
Wairik711/
Wirisk710/
Weyrick67960/
Westrik67596/
Huitric67318/
Beirick67274/
Whyrick6796/
Vetrick6744/
Boirick6735/
Werrick6732/
Vierick6725/
Veirick6717/
Bitrikh6715/
Wyrrick6714/
Wiereck6711/
Wearick6711/
Wayrick677/
Wystrik676/
Witrzek676/
Wietrek674/
Westric673/
Waitrek673/
Vitruck672/
Birrick672/
Witrzyk671/
Wyricks671/
Wiriske671/
Vietric671/
Viricke671/
Wairike671/
Virrick671/
Wergick671/
Wherick671/
Werzick671/
Wyricke671/
Wetreck670/
Weireck670/
Vutrick670/
Wietrig670/
Weirisk670/
Uetrick670/
Weiriok670/

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