Whiting is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Whiting
No. of characters: 7
Origin: England
Meaning:

Son of Hwit or White.

Descendant of Whiting, i.e., Hwita's son; dweller at the white meadow.

How popular is Whiting?

Whiting is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Wales, Scotland, Saudi Arabia.

Whiting is ranked 13085 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Whiting bearers increased by 4.45 per cent in 2010 US census to 16418 since 2000, the surname slipped by 105 spots and ranked at 2221. The last name was found in around 6 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 76.68 78.77
Black 16.4 16.21
Hispanic or Latino 2.91 1.74
Others 2.24 1.6
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.11 1.13
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.67 0.55
Whiting is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Monaco is ahead in terms of density. Around 42860 people have been found who wears Whiting as their family name. Whiting is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Whiting:
2,058 United States22,312
679 England11,345
Countries with thousands of Whiting:
838 Australia4,695
2,773 Canada1,846
Countries with hundreds of Whiting:
773 New Zealand947
12,889 South Africa507
1,260 Wales273
2,903 Scotland197
29,524 Saudi Arabia159
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
108,878 Philippines62
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
197,614 Thailand49
3,816 Northern Ireland44
18,223 Switzerland39
7,397 Ireland28
174,290 Brazil28
189,486 France26
4,448 Jamaica25
14,824 Dominican Republic23
20,476 Chile17
70,951 Netherlands14
213,815 Germany13
820 Bermuda12
102,971 Malaysia11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
1,778 Isle of Man10
48,153 Egypt9
434 Monaco9
84,476 Zimbabwe9
1,883 Fiji9
40,289 United Arab Emirates8
90,587 Sweden8
36,047 Finland8
50,495 Mexico7
50,907 Norway7
5,222 Hong Kong6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Immigrant John Whiting from Ireland aboard the Unicorn from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 40 years old when he arrived in USA on May 23, 1849. John Whiting (22) Workman, Daniel Whiting, aged 27, M. Whiting, aged 20, 19 years old Mary Whiting, Mason Benjamin Whiting, 55 years old Amos Whiting, Workman Alfred Whiting, Jesse Whiting, aged 26, are others that migrated to US.

From Germany

L. Whiting and 45 years old William Whiting hailed from Germany. 18 years old embarked for USA from Antwerp on Friesland and arrived on April 15, 1891.

Whiting Namesakes

  • Charlie Whiting, FIA Formula One Race Director, Safety Delegate, Permanent Starter and head of the F1 Technical Department
  • Napoleon Whiting, American character actor
  • John Whiting, English actor, dramatist and critic
  • Nathan Whiting, soldier and merchant in Colonial America
  • Justin Rice Whiting, politician from the U.S. state of Michigan
  • Ken Whiting, 1997/98 World Freestyle Kayaking Champion
  • George Whiting, American composer of classical music
  • Henry H. Whiting, member of the Supreme Court of Virginia
  • Alan Whiting, British screenwriter
  • Jillian Whiting, Australian television presenter
  • Sarah Frances Whiting, instructor to several astronomers
  • Margaret Whiting, American popular music and country music singer
  • Richard A. Whiting, American composer of popular songs
  • William F. Whiting, was United States Secretary of Commerce
  • Leonard Whiting, English actor and singer
  • William H.C. Whiting, United States Army officer
  • Norman Whiting, English first-class cricketer
  • Charles Whiting,
  • Betty Whiting, utility
  • Richard H. Whiting, U.S. Representative from Illinois

Whiting Namesakes

  • Charlie Whiting, FIA Formula One Race Director, Safety Delegate, Permanent Starter and head of the F1 Technical Department
  • Napoleon Whiting, American character actor
  • John Whiting, English actor, dramatist and critic
  • Nathan Whiting, soldier and merchant in Colonial America
  • Justin Rice Whiting, politician from the U.S. state of Michigan
  • Ken Whiting, 1997/98 World Freestyle Kayaking Champion
  • George Whiting, American composer of classical music
  • Henry H. Whiting, member of the Supreme Court of Virginia
  • Alan Whiting, British screenwriter
  • Jillian Whiting, Australian television presenter
  • Sarah Frances Whiting, instructor to several astronomers
  • Margaret Whiting, American popular music and country music singer
  • Richard A. Whiting, American composer of popular songs
  • William F. Whiting, was United States Secretary of Commerce
  • Leonard Whiting, English actor and singer
  • William H.C. Whiting, United States Army officer
  • Norman Whiting, English first-class cricketer
  • Charles Whiting,
  • Betty Whiting, utility
  • Richard H. Whiting, U.S. Representative from Illinois

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