Wharton is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Wharton
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Ireland, Scotland
Meaning:

The surname Wharton is the variant of Worton. Parishes in Oxfordshire and Wilts.

One who came from Wharton, i.e., homestead on Weaver River, or on an embankment, the name of several places in England.

The surname is the variant form of the Warton. A parish and a chapelry in county of Lancaster, and a township in Northumberland.

Townships in Cheshire and Westmoreland.

How popular is Wharton?

Wharton is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, New Zealand, Wales, Scotland, Ireland.

Wharton is ranked 18616 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Wharton bearers increased by 2.66 per cent in 2010 US census to 11656 since 2000, the surname slipped by 174 spots and ranked at 3084. The last name was found in around 4 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 73.32 75.33
Black 20.03 19.51
Hispanic or Latino 2.81 2.03
Others 2.63 1.96
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.75 0.7
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.45 0.47
Wharton is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Barbados is ahead in terms of density. Around 29627 people have been found who wears Wharton as their family name. Wharton is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Wharton:
2,779 United States16,367
Countries with thousands of Wharton:
962 England8,347
2,258 Australia1,684
Countries with hundreds of Wharton:
5,332 Canada857
197 Barbados367
790 Trinidad and Tobago280
524 Guyana270
3,637 New Zealand218
1,654 Wales204
3,083 Scotland181
3,251 Ireland112
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,279 Panama87
13,591 Peru70
193 Saint Kitts and Nevis57
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
71,309 South Africa42
4,341 Northern Ireland35
20,206 Switzerland34
174,004 France31
170,033 Brazil29
50,469 Spain26
30,474 Sweden23
97,983 Argentina22
59,518 Netherlands21
167,743 Germany20
587 Bermuda17
13,856 Singapore17
492,263 India16
343,519 Thailand16
66,436 Belgium14
237,812 Nigeria13
1,718 Jersey12
893 Antigua and Barbuda12
804 Grenada11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
213,993 Philippines10
36,884 United Arab Emirates9
8,527 Jamaica8
68,299 Israel7
53,861 Mexico6
298 Nauru6
43,431 Venezuela6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Joseph Wharton was 29 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on October 22, 1848. He lived in Great Britain where he worked as farmer and took Orleans from London. 41 years old William Wharton, 35 years old Sophia Wharton, Infant U Wharton, William Wharton (30) Immigrant, Immigrant Mary Wharton, Thomas Wharton, Immigrant Sarah Wharton, Jas. Wharton, aged 36, and 1 other Wharton around 60% of whom were workman migrated to US.

From Germany

W.W. Wharton was 18 years old when he migrated to USA on February 27, 1866. He lived in Germany where he worked as farmer and took Bolivian from Liverpool. W.W. Wharton (18), 21 years old W.W.J. Wharton, W.W.J. Wharton (21), Laborer Henry Wharton, U Wharton, aged 25, Servant U Wharton, 20 years old U Wharton, are others that migrated to US.

Wharton Namesakes

  • Henry Wharton, English writer and librarian
  • Thomas Wharton, 1st Baron Wharton, English nobleman and a follower of King Henry VIII of England
  • Philip Wharton, 1st Duke of Wharton, powerful Jacobite politician
  • Francis Wharton, American legal writer and educationalist
  • Samuel Wharton, merchant, land speculator, and politician
  • Philip Wharton, 4th Baron Wharton, English soldier, politician and diplomat
  • Thomas Wharton, 1st Marquess of Wharton, English nobleman and politician
  • Myrtle Robertson, 11th Baroness Wharton,
  • Lian Wharton, former English cricketer
  • Charles Kemeys-Tynte, 8th Baron Wharton, JP
  • John Kemeys-Tynte, 9th Baron Wharton,
  • Elisabeth Kemeys-Tynte, 10th Baroness Wharton, daughter of Charles Theodore Halswell Kemeys-Tynte
  • Jane Wharton, 7th Baroness Wharton, daughter of Thomas Wharton
  • Gordon Wharton, British poet
  • Philip Wharton, 3rd Baron Wharton, English peer of the Wharton barony
  • Herb Wharton, Indigenous Australian former stockman and now internationally recognised poet and novelist
  • Anne Hollingsworth Wharton, American writer and historian
  • Goodwin Wharton, English Whig politician and autobiographer
  • J. Ernest Wharton, Republican member of the United States House of Representatives
  • Bryan Wharton, internationally renowned photo-journalist and British photographer
  • Tiny Wharton, Scottish football referee in the 1950s
  • J. Steven Wharton, former chairman and a previous majority shareholder of Scunthorpe United FC
  • Don Wharton, Christian musician
  • Philip Fishbourne Wharton, American artist
  • Guy Wharton, professional footballer who played as a wing half
  • Martin Wharton, British Anglican bishop
  • Edith Wharton, American novelist, short story writer, playwright
  • Joseph Wharton, American industrialist
  • Michael Wharton, in the British 'Daily Telegraph'
  • Arthur Wharton, is widely considered to be the first black professional footballer
  • Jesse Wharton, attorney
  • Ken Wharton, British racing driver from England
  • Alex Wharton,
  • William H. Wharton, American colonist, diplomat
  • John A. Wharton, lawyer, plantation owner
  • Len Wharton, Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman
  • Alan Wharton, English cricketer, who played for Lancashire
  • Franklin Wharton, third Commandant of the United States Marine Corps
  • Travelle Wharton, former American football offensive lineman
  • Thomas Wharton, 2nd Baron Wharton, English peer
  • Darren Wharton, British keyboardist, singer and songwriter
  • David Wharton, American former competition swimmer
  • Kenny Wharton, English former professional footballer
  • Deborah Fisher Wharton, American Quaker minister, suffragist
  • Charles S. Wharton, U.S. Representative from Illinois
  • Anne Wharton, English poet and verse dramatist
  • Leopold Wharton, American film director, producer and writer
  • Theodore Wharton, American film director, producer and writer
  • Charles Henry Wharton, officeholder
  • Sid Wharton, English professional footballer
  • Norman Wharton, English footballer

Wharton Namesakes

  • Henry Wharton, English writer and librarian
  • Thomas Wharton, 1st Baron Wharton, English nobleman and a follower of King Henry VIII of England
  • Philip Wharton, 1st Duke of Wharton, powerful Jacobite politician
  • Francis Wharton, American legal writer and educationalist
  • Samuel Wharton, merchant, land speculator, and politician
  • Philip Wharton, 4th Baron Wharton, English soldier, politician and diplomat
  • Thomas Wharton, 1st Marquess of Wharton, English nobleman and politician
  • Myrtle Robertson, 11th Baroness Wharton,
  • Lian Wharton, former English cricketer
  • Charles Kemeys-Tynte, 8th Baron Wharton, JP
  • John Kemeys-Tynte, 9th Baron Wharton,
  • Elisabeth Kemeys-Tynte, 10th Baroness Wharton, daughter of Charles Theodore Halswell Kemeys-Tynte
  • Jane Wharton, 7th Baroness Wharton, daughter of Thomas Wharton
  • Gordon Wharton, British poet
  • Philip Wharton, 3rd Baron Wharton, English peer of the Wharton barony
  • Herb Wharton, Indigenous Australian former stockman and now internationally recognised poet and novelist
  • Anne Hollingsworth Wharton, American writer and historian
  • Goodwin Wharton, English Whig politician and autobiographer
  • J. Ernest Wharton, Republican member of the United States House of Representatives
  • Bryan Wharton, internationally renowned photo-journalist and British photographer
  • Tiny Wharton, Scottish football referee in the 1950s
  • J. Steven Wharton, former chairman and a previous majority shareholder of Scunthorpe United FC
  • Don Wharton, Christian musician
  • Philip Fishbourne Wharton, American artist
  • Guy Wharton, professional footballer who played as a wing half
  • Martin Wharton, British Anglican bishop
  • Edith Wharton, American novelist, short story writer, playwright
  • Joseph Wharton, American industrialist
  • Michael Wharton, in the British 'Daily Telegraph'
  • Arthur Wharton, is widely considered to be the first black professional footballer
  • Jesse Wharton, attorney
  • Ken Wharton, British racing driver from England
  • Alex Wharton,
  • William H. Wharton, American colonist, diplomat
  • John A. Wharton, lawyer, plantation owner
  • Len Wharton, Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman
  • Alan Wharton, English cricketer, who played for Lancashire
  • Franklin Wharton, third Commandant of the United States Marine Corps
  • Travelle Wharton, former American football offensive lineman
  • Thomas Wharton, 2nd Baron Wharton, English peer
  • Darren Wharton, British keyboardist, singer and songwriter
  • David Wharton, American former competition swimmer
  • Kenny Wharton, English former professional footballer
  • Deborah Fisher Wharton, American Quaker minister, suffragist
  • Charles S. Wharton, U.S. Representative from Illinois
  • Anne Wharton, English poet and verse dramatist
  • Leopold Wharton, American film director, producer and writer
  • Theodore Wharton, American film director, producer and writer
  • Charles Henry Wharton, officeholder
  • Sid Wharton, English professional footballer
  • Norman Wharton, English footballer

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