Whigham is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Whigham
No. of characters: 7
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Whigham

How popular is Whigham?

Whigham is common in United States.

Whigham is ranked 115166 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Whigham bearers increased by 4.623074 per cent in 2010 US census to 2512 since 2000, the surname slipped by 447 spots and ranked at 12384. The last name was found in around 8 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 52.27 54.48
Black 43.07 41.98
Others 2.23 1.46
Hispanic or Latino 1.39 1.62
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.72 0.21
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.32 0.25
Whigham is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Scotland. Around 3517 people have been found who wears Whigham as their family name. Whigham have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
46,707 New Zealand5
90,215 Germany3
277,603 France1
77,122 Sweden1
17,236 Ghana1
897,276 Russia1
107,212 South Africa1
7,191 Afghanistan1
49,101 Denmark1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
144,062 Canada16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
39,090 Australia54
Countries with hundreds of Whigham:
24,100 England204
3,830 Scotland158
Countries with thousands of Whigham:
11,637 United States3,070

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Farmer T. Whigham from Great Britain aboard the Tennessee from Belfast during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 50 years old when he arrived in USA on June 11, 1847. 45 years old Mgt. Whigham, Mgt. Whigham, 19 years old Sarah Whigham, My. Whigham (15), Isabella Whigham (13), John Whigham (11), Thomas Whigham, Elzbt. Whigham, and 1 other Whigham migrated to US.

Whigham Namesakes

  • Shea Whigham, Actor
  • Shea Whigham, Actor
  • Jiggs Whigham, Trombonist
  • Jiggs Whigham, Trombonist
  • Shea Whigham, Actor

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