Whittemore is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 10 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Whittemore
No. of characters: 10
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Whittemore is the form of Wetmore. One who came from Wetmoor, i.e., lake by a river bend, in Staffordshire.

The variant of Whitmore. One who came from Whitmore, i.e., white moor, in Staffordshire.

One who came from Whitmore, i.e., white moor, in Staffordshire.

The is variant form of the Wetmore. Wedmor, hill of the pledge, vow, or promise.

Family name is a variation of Whitmore. Assembly or council moor or field.

Surname Whittemore is a variation of Whitmore. The family were seated at Whitmore, or Whittimere, in the parish of Claverley, county of Salop, in the reign of Henry III. From them sprang the Whitmores of Apley, who raised themselves to importance by commerce in the reign of Elizabeth. The Whitmores of Cheshire do not appear to have had any connection with this family, though the Heralds have assigned to them arms of a similar character, with a crest allusive to the springing of a young shoot out of an old stock. Blakeway's Sheriffs of Shropshire.

The same as Whitmore - The family were seated at Whitmore, or Whittimere, in the parish of Claverley, county of Salop, in the reign of Henry III. From them sprang the Whitmores of Apley, who raised themselves to importance by commerce in the reign of Elizabeth. The Whitmores of Cheshire do not appear to have had any connection with this family, though the Heralds have assigned to them arms of a similar character, with a crest allusive to the springing of a young shoot out of an old stock. Blakeway's Sheriffs of Shropshire.

How popular is Whittemore?

Whittemore is common in United States, England, Canada.

Whittemore is ranked 64517 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Whittemore bearers increased by 1.51 per cent in 2010 US census to 5256 since 2000, the surname slipped by 356 spots and ranked at 6463. 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 95.02 95.48
Hispanic or Latino 1.98 1.64
Others 1.26 1.1
Black 0.99 0.85
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.42 0.48
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.34 0.44
Whittemore is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in United States which signifies its United States provenence. Around 7756 people have been found who wears Whittemore as their family name. Whittemore is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Whittemore:
6,179 United States7,070
Countries with hundreds of Whittemore:
16,169 England312
16,442 Canada226
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
73,245 South Africa40
46,687 Australia39
12,484 Wales16
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
8,518 Panama9
375,391 Brazil9
92,692 Belgium8

Whittemore Namesakes

  • Edward Whittemore, American novelist
  • Samuel Whittemore, military person
  • James D. Whittemore, Senior United States District Judge presently serving
  • Reed Whittemore, Edward Reed Whittemore, Jr
  • Benjamin Franklin Whittemore, U.S. Representative from South Carolina

Whittemore Namesakes

  • Edward Whittemore, American novelist
  • Samuel Whittemore, military person
  • James D. Whittemore, Senior United States District Judge presently serving
  • Reed Whittemore, Edward Reed Whittemore, Jr
  • Benjamin Franklin Whittemore, U.S. Representative from South Carolina

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