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

Family Name / Last Name: Whitney
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Council island.

One who came from Whitney, i.e., Hwita's island or white island, in Herefordshire.

A parish in Herefordshire.

How popular is Whitney?

Whitney is common in United States, England, Canada, Australia, Kenya, Ireland, Wales, Egypt, New Zealand.

Whitney is ranked 9856 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Whitney bearers increased by 2.53 per cent in 2010 US census to 35118 since 2000, the surname slipped by 60 spots and ranked at 994. The last name was found in around 1 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 85.44 87.11
Black 8.45 8.41
Hispanic or Latino 2.48 1.64
Others 1.99 1.46
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.83 0.72
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.82 0.66
Whitney is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Falkland Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 57215 people have been found who wears Whitney as their family name. Whitney is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Whitney:
903 United States47,783
Countries with thousands of Whitney:
2,682 England2,980
2,083 Canada2,608
2,228 Australia1,711
Countries with hundreds of Whitney:
12,406 Kenya294
1,799 Ireland290
1,287 Wales267
25,756 Egypt214
4,232 New Zealand187
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
506 Barbados76
1,237 Solomon Islands75
1,858 Guyana57
60,627 South Africa56
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
7,657 Scotland45
23,265 Mexico40
70,591 Argentina36
235,280 Thailand36
122,173 Germany34
168,616 France33
46,256 Spain31
155,597 Philippines26
14,824 Dominican Republic23
1,289 Malta18
256,604 Brazil16
38 Falkland Islands14
27,097 Denmark14
26,891 Qatar12
1,357 United States Virgin Islands12
16,904 Ecuador12
95,442 Malaysia12
6,695 Jamaica11
410,938 Indonesia11
6,554 China11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
9,341 Northern Ireland10
922 Cayman Islands8
50,907 Norway7
462,339 Russia7
69,697 Switzerland7
5,462 Costa Rica6
156,558 Poland6
355,097 Nigeria6
101,176 Netherlands6
121,657 Italy6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 6 years old child Bridget Whitney who was residing in Great Britain migrated to USA on May 14, 1846 by John Clark put out from Liverpool. Ann Whitney, aged 8, Workman Michael Whitney, Rose Whitney (24) Spinster, 18 years old Michael Whitney, Workman John Whitney, John Whitney (17) Workman, Mechanic Samuel Whitney, Stephen Whitney, aged 22, and 33 other Whitney around 54.17% of whom were workman while others worked as servant migrated to US from Liverpool, Dublin and London.

From Italy

Philcas Whitney worked as physician and hailed from Italy. 33 years old embarked for USA from Stockholm on Neckar and arrived on February 25, 1895.

From Germany

Ethel-A. Whitney was 6 months old when she migrated to USA on April 2, 1878. She lived in France and took Bothnia from Liverpool & Queenstown. Servant U Whitney, Servant U Whitney, 34 years old Patrick Whitney, are other Whitney that migrated to US.

Whitney Namesakes

  • Carl Whitney, Negro League baseball player
  • Pauline Payne Whitney, American heiress and a member of the prominent Whitney family
  • Edward Baldwin Whitney, American lawyer and judge
  • James Pounder Whitney, British ecclesiastical historian
  • Isabella Whitney, was arguably the first female poet and professional woman writer
  • Eugene C. Whitney, celebrated power engineer
  • Sarah Ann Whitney,
  • Thomas R. Whitney, nineteenth-century politician and writer
  • William Channing Whitney, American architect who practiced in Minneapolis
  • Hassler Whitney, American mathematician
  • Josiah Whitney, American geologist
  • Glayde Whitney, American behavioral geneticist and psychologist
  • Mary Watson Whitney, American astronomer and for 22 years the head of the Vassar Observatory where 102 scientific papers were published under her guidance
  • Willis R. Whitney, American chemist and founder of the research laboratory of the General Electric Company
  • Eli Whitney, American inventor best
  • Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, American sculptor, art patron and collector
  • Phyllis A. Whitney, Japanese-born American mystery writer
  • James Whitney, Canadian politician in the province of Ontario
  • Elizabeth Ann Whitney, early Latter Day Saint leader
  • Asa Whitney, highly successful dry-goods merchant and transcontinental railroad promoter
  • Grace Lee Whitney, American actress and singer
  • Orson F. Whitney, member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  • Courtney Whitney, lawyer and US Army commander during World War II
  • Robert A. Whitney, Robert Arthur Whitney, Jr
  • William Dwight Whitney, American linguist, philologist
  • William Collins Whitney, American political leader and financier and a prominent descendant of the John Whitney family
  • Marva Whitney, American funk singer commonly referred to by her honorary title
  • Amos Whitney, mechanical engineer and Connecticut inventor
  • John Hay Whitney, was U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Harry Payne Whitney, American businessman, thoroughbred horse breeder
  • Dorothy Payne Whitney, American-born social activist, philanthropist
  • Betsey Cushing Roosevelt Whitney, American philanthropist
  • Payne Whitney, American businessman and member of the influential Whitney family
  • Newel K. Whitney, prominent member and leader
  • Adeline Dutton Train Whitney, American poet and prolific writer
  • Marylou Whitney, philanthropist and socialite
  • Ryan Whitney, American former professional ice hockey defenseman
  • Chris Whitney, former American professional basketball player
  • Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, American businessman, film producer, writer, philanthropist
  • Rich Whitney, American politician and civil rights attorney
  • Benson Whitney, United States Ambassador to Norway
  • John "Charlie" Whitney, English rock guitarist and a founder member of the rock bands Family
  • Helen Whitney, American producer
  • Lawrence Whitney, American athlete
  • Harry Whitney, American sportsman, adventurer, and author
  • Pinky Whitney, third baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Braves/Bees
  • Daniel D. Whitney, Brooklyn grocer and Mayor of Brooklyn
  • Art Whitney, American professional baseball player whose career spanned
  • Anne Whitney, American sculptor and poet
  • Jim Whitney, professional baseball player
  • Gary Whitney, former cricketer who played for Tasmania
  • Johnny Whitney, singer
  • Ogden Whitney, American comic-book artist and sometime writer active
  • Wade Whitney, former All-American representing Columbia

Whitney Namesakes

  • Carl Whitney, Negro League baseball player
  • Pauline Payne Whitney, American heiress and a member of the prominent Whitney family
  • Edward Baldwin Whitney, American lawyer and judge
  • James Pounder Whitney, British ecclesiastical historian
  • Isabella Whitney, was arguably the first female poet and professional woman writer
  • Eugene C. Whitney, celebrated power engineer
  • Sarah Ann Whitney,
  • Thomas R. Whitney, nineteenth-century politician and writer
  • William Channing Whitney, American architect who practiced in Minneapolis
  • Hassler Whitney, American mathematician
  • Josiah Whitney, American geologist
  • Glayde Whitney, American behavioral geneticist and psychologist
  • Mary Watson Whitney, American astronomer and for 22 years the head of the Vassar Observatory where 102 scientific papers were published under her guidance
  • Willis R. Whitney, American chemist and founder of the research laboratory of the General Electric Company
  • Eli Whitney, American inventor best
  • Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, American sculptor, art patron and collector
  • Phyllis A. Whitney, Japanese-born American mystery writer
  • James Whitney, Canadian politician in the province of Ontario
  • Elizabeth Ann Whitney, early Latter Day Saint leader
  • Asa Whitney, highly successful dry-goods merchant and transcontinental railroad promoter
  • Grace Lee Whitney, American actress and singer
  • Orson F. Whitney, member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  • Courtney Whitney, lawyer and US Army commander during World War II
  • Robert A. Whitney, Robert Arthur Whitney, Jr
  • William Dwight Whitney, American linguist, philologist
  • William Collins Whitney, American political leader and financier and a prominent descendant of the John Whitney family
  • Marva Whitney, American funk singer commonly referred to by her honorary title
  • Amos Whitney, mechanical engineer and Connecticut inventor
  • John Hay Whitney, was U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • Harry Payne Whitney, American businessman, thoroughbred horse breeder
  • Dorothy Payne Whitney, American-born social activist, philanthropist
  • Betsey Cushing Roosevelt Whitney, American philanthropist
  • Payne Whitney, American businessman and member of the influential Whitney family
  • Newel K. Whitney, prominent member and leader
  • Adeline Dutton Train Whitney, American poet and prolific writer
  • Marylou Whitney, philanthropist and socialite
  • Ryan Whitney, American former professional ice hockey defenseman
  • Chris Whitney, former American professional basketball player
  • Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, American businessman, film producer, writer, philanthropist
  • Rich Whitney, American politician and civil rights attorney
  • Benson Whitney, United States Ambassador to Norway
  • John "Charlie" Whitney, English rock guitarist and a founder member of the rock bands Family
  • Helen Whitney, American producer
  • Lawrence Whitney, American athlete
  • Harry Whitney, American sportsman, adventurer, and author
  • Pinky Whitney, third baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Braves/Bees
  • Daniel D. Whitney, Brooklyn grocer and Mayor of Brooklyn
  • Art Whitney, American professional baseball player whose career spanned
  • Anne Whitney, American sculptor and poet
  • Jim Whitney, professional baseball player
  • Gary Whitney, former cricketer who played for Tasmania
  • Johnny Whitney, singer
  • Ogden Whitney, American comic-book artist and sometime writer active
  • Wade Whitney, former All-American representing Columbia

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