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

Family Name / Last Name: Whitehead
No. of characters: 9
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Whitehead is a form of Whytehead. See Whitehead - 1. This common surname is doubtless derived from the hoary locks of its original bearer. The Annals of the Four Masters mention an Irishman of distinction who was known as "Colgan of the White Head," from this personal peculiarity. The French Blancheteste is synonymous. 2. Local: "the white promontory."

One with a white hea, i.e., white hair.

White head.

1. This common surname is doubtless derived from the hoary locks of its original bearer. The Annals of the Four Masters mention an Irishman of distinction who was known as "Colgan of the White Head," from this personal peculiarity. The French Blancheteste is synonymous. 2. Local: "the white promontory."

Variant form of Whytehead. See Whitehead - 1. This common surname is doubtless derived from the hoary locks of its original bearer. The Annals of the Four Masters mention an Irishman of distinction who was known as "Colgan of the White Head," from this personal peculiarity. The French Blancheteste is synonymous. 2. Local: "the white promontory."

How popular is Whitehead?

Whitehead is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand, Scotland, Wales, Brazil, Ireland, Thailand, Spain, France, Bahamas.

Whitehead is ranked 5271 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Whitehead bearers increased by 2.45 per cent in 2010 US census to 44373 since 2000, the surname slipped by 55 spots and ranked at 776. The last name was found in around 2 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 70.49 72.87
Black 24.03 23.3
Others 2.23 1.36
Hispanic or Latino 2.11 1.47
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.73 0.67
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.4 0.32
Whitehead is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Isle of Man lie ahead in terms of density. Around 107569 people have been found who wears Whitehead as their family name. Whitehead is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Whitehead:
732 United States57,721
234 England28,323
Countries with thousands of Whitehead:
445 Australia8,449
1,061 Canada5,124
2,916 South Africa2,362
380 New Zealand1,695
Countries with hundreds of Whitehead:
1,005 Scotland843
414 Wales812
37,850 Brazil198
2,530 Ireland170
79,917 Thailand155
18,543 Spain150
66,487 France142
420 Bahamas112
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
148 Isle of Man88
70,954 Germany77
506 Barbados76
24,563 Zimbabwe71
2,772 Jamaica63
3,241 Northern Ireland58
7,697 Portugal57
4,171 Singapore56
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
2,383 Guyana41
410 Jersey41
9,432 Dominican Republic39
10,676 Kuwait39
24,142 Mexico37
22,806 Switzerland29
4,407 Trinidad and Tobago27
90,467 Argentina25
1,298 Iceland25
10,875 Qatar25
1,021 Malta24
56,027 Netherlands24
24,793 Norway23
767 Guernsey22
33,666 Sweden21
61,770 Malaysia20
177,167 Philippines18
774 Antigua and Barbuda15
690 Bermuda15
3,321 Hong Kong15
7,351 Panama12
76,885 Czechia11
410,938 Indonesia11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
67,454 Austria10
7,200 China10
87,318 Belgium9
36,734 Denmark9
20,027 Ecuador9
32,607 Saudi Arabia9
327,793 Nigeria7
5,771 Oman7
75,466 Israel6
48,838 Japan6
36,458 Peru6
156,558 Poland6
493,300 Russia6
8,174 Sudan6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workman Jas. Whitehead from Ireland aboard the John R Skiddy from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 21 years old when he arrived in USA on March 16, 1846. Charles Whitehead (40) Blacksmith, Margt. Whitehead, George Whitehead, aged 17, Sally Whitehead, aged 33, Ann Whitehead, aged 4, Born at sea Owen Whitehead, Wood stapler John Whitehead, 46 years old David Whitehead, and 81 other Whitehead around 50% of whom were workman while others worked as painter and farmer, miner, servant, dressmaker, mechanic migrated to US.

From Germany

William Whitehead worked as weaver and hailed from Germany. 19 years old embarked for Dover from Glasgow on Nestorian and arrived on July 27, 1891. Clerk Thomasa. Whitehead, John Whitehead (24) Laborer, are others that migrated to US.

Whitehead Namesakes

  • Gillian Whitehead, New Zealand composer
  • Charles Whitehead, English poet, novelist, and dramatist
  • Alfred Whitehead, English-born Canadian composer, organist, choirmaster, music educator
  • Rex Whitehead, Australian Test cricket match umpire
  • Þór Whitehead, Icelandic historian
  • Edward Whitehead, British Royal Navy officer
  • Paul Whitehead, British painter and graphic artist
  • Bob Whitehead, early game designer and programmer for the Atari 2600
  • Nick Whitehead, Welsh sprinter
  • Gary Whitehead, American poet
  • Stanley Whitehead, New Zealand politician of the Labour Party
  • Luther Whitehead, English first-class cricketer,
  • Hugh Whitehead, last prior of the Benedictine monastery at Durham
  • Frederick Whitehead, English landscape artist and illustrator
  • Alfred North Whitehead, English mathematician and philosopher
  • J. H. C. Whitehead, British mathematician and was one of the founders of homotopy theory
  • George W. Whitehead, George William Whitehead, Jr
  • Gustave Whitehead, aviation pioneer
  • Alan Whitehead, British Labour Party politician
  • McFadden & Whitehead, were an American R&B duo
  • Phillip Whitehead, British Labour politician
  • Colson Whitehead, American novelist
  • Graham Whitehead, British racing driver from England
  • Dean Whitehead, retired English professional footballer
  • Robert Whitehead, English engineer
  • John C. Whitehead, American banker and civil servant
  • Edgar Whitehead, Rhodesian politician
  • Geoffrey Whitehead, English actor
  • Martha Whitehead, former elected official
  • Stuart Whitehead, retired English footballer
  • Steve Whitehead, British painter, born in Coventry, England in 1960
  • Donald S. Whitehead, Republican politician from Idaho
  • Paxton Whitehead, English actor, theatre director, and playwright
  • Adam Whitehead, former breaststroke swimmer
  • Jerome Whitehead, American professional basketball player
  • Annie Whitehead, English jazz trombone player
  • Willie Whitehead, William Whitehead, Jr
  • Axle Whitehead, Australian TV host, singer, musician, and actor
  • Phil Whitehead, English former professional football goalkeeper
  • Henry S. Whitehead, Henry St
  • Chryssie Whitehead, American actress, singer and dancer on Broadway
  • Thomas Whitehead, nineteenth-century politician, lawyer
  • Robert G. Whitehead, Texas businessman
  • Burgess Whitehead, Major League Baseball second baseman
  • Lees Whitehead, English first-class cricketer
  • Adrian Whitehead, former Australian rules footballer
  • Edwin H. Whitehead, lawyer

Whitehead Namesakes

  • Gillian Whitehead, New Zealand composer
  • Charles Whitehead, English poet, novelist, and dramatist
  • Alfred Whitehead, English-born Canadian composer, organist, choirmaster, music educator
  • Rex Whitehead, Australian Test cricket match umpire
  • Þór Whitehead, Icelandic historian
  • Edward Whitehead, British Royal Navy officer
  • Paul Whitehead, British painter and graphic artist
  • Bob Whitehead, early game designer and programmer for the Atari 2600
  • Nick Whitehead, Welsh sprinter
  • Gary Whitehead, American poet
  • Stanley Whitehead, New Zealand politician of the Labour Party
  • Luther Whitehead, English first-class cricketer,
  • Hugh Whitehead, last prior of the Benedictine monastery at Durham
  • Frederick Whitehead, English landscape artist and illustrator
  • Alfred North Whitehead, English mathematician and philosopher
  • J. H. C. Whitehead, British mathematician and was one of the founders of homotopy theory
  • George W. Whitehead, George William Whitehead, Jr
  • Gustave Whitehead, aviation pioneer
  • Alan Whitehead, British Labour Party politician
  • McFadden & Whitehead, were an American R&B duo
  • Phillip Whitehead, British Labour politician
  • Colson Whitehead, American novelist
  • Graham Whitehead, British racing driver from England
  • Dean Whitehead, retired English professional footballer
  • Robert Whitehead, English engineer
  • John C. Whitehead, American banker and civil servant
  • Edgar Whitehead, Rhodesian politician
  • Geoffrey Whitehead, English actor
  • Martha Whitehead, former elected official
  • Stuart Whitehead, retired English footballer
  • Steve Whitehead, British painter, born in Coventry, England in 1960
  • Donald S. Whitehead, Republican politician from Idaho
  • Paxton Whitehead, English actor, theatre director, and playwright
  • Adam Whitehead, former breaststroke swimmer
  • Jerome Whitehead, American professional basketball player
  • Annie Whitehead, English jazz trombone player
  • Willie Whitehead, William Whitehead, Jr
  • Axle Whitehead, Australian TV host, singer, musician, and actor
  • Phil Whitehead, English former professional football goalkeeper
  • Henry S. Whitehead, Henry St
  • Chryssie Whitehead, American actress, singer and dancer on Broadway
  • Thomas Whitehead, nineteenth-century politician, lawyer
  • Robert G. Whitehead, Texas businessman
  • Burgess Whitehead, Major League Baseball second baseman
  • Lees Whitehead, English first-class cricketer
  • Adrian Whitehead, former Australian rules footballer
  • Edwin H. Whitehead, lawyer

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