Whittier is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Whittier
No. of characters: 8
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Whittier

How popular is Whittier?

Whittier is common in United States.

Whittier is ranked 110560 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Whittier bearers increased by 5.372406 per cent in 2010 US census to 2589 since 2000, the surname slipped by 351 spots and ranked at 12047. The last name was found in around 9 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 83.2 87.63
Black 11.94 8.51
Others 2.24 1.87
Hispanic or Latino 1.39 0.57
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.66 0.73
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.58 0.69
Whittier 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 Trinidad and Tobago. Around 3696 people have been found who wears Whittier as their family name. Whittier 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:
4,164 Vietnam2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
201,317 England2
29,046 Japan1
5,467 Haiti1
2,232 French Polynesia1
897,276 Russia1
151,601 Spain1
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,238 Trinidad and Tobago71
Countries with hundreds of Whittier:
14,011 Canada268
Countries with thousands of Whittier:
10,834 United States3,346

Whittier Namesakes

  • Bertram Whittier Wells, Botanist
  • John Greenleaf Whittier, Poet
  • Holmes Whittier Merton, Author
  • John Greenleaf Whittier, Poet
  • Nancy Whittier Heer, Author
  • Sumner G. Whittier, Politician

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