Whetstone is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Whetstone
No. of characters: 9
Origin: England
Meaning:

A parish in county of Leicester, and a hamlet in the parish of Tides well, county of Derby.

How popular is Whetstone?

Whetstone is common in United States, England, Canada, Australia.

Whetstone is ranked 61336 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Whetstone bearers increased by 8.07 per cent in 2010 US census to 6064 since 2000, the surname slipped by 47 spots and ranked at 5721. The last name was found in around 2 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 70.6 72.29
Black 24.57 24.63
Others 2.28 1.46
Hispanic or Latino 1.65 0.89
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.61 0.46
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3 0.27
Whetstone is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in United States which signifies that it is originated from United States. Around 8201 person has been found who wears Whetstone as their family name. Whetstone is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Whetstone:
6,026 United States7,285
Countries with hundreds of Whetstone:
14,025 England383
12,424 Canada314
15,697 Australia183
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
50,646 Israel11

Whetstone Namesakes

  • George Whetstone, English dramatist and author
  • Rachel Whetstone, public relations executive
  • Thomas Whetstone, English privateer and naval officer whose career resulted
  • W. E. Whetstone, businessman and civic leader

Whetstone Namesakes

  • George Whetstone, English dramatist and author
  • Rachel Whetstone, public relations executive
  • Thomas Whetstone, English privateer and naval officer whose career resulted
  • W. E. Whetstone, businessman and civic leader

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