Whitting is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Whitting
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Whitting

How popular is Whitting?

Whitting is ranked 285862 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Whittings plummeted by 9.836065 per cent to 330 since 2000 and slipped by 7913 spots and ranked at 60960. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 60 56.83
Black 33.64 37.43
Others 3.03 3.55
Hispanic or Latino 2.73 1.64
Whitting 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 Australia. Around 1062 people have been found who wears Whitting as their family name. Whitting is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
96,935 Spain10
33,253 New Zealand9
54,135 Philippines2
30,360 Thailand1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
1,704,541 India1
37,493 Austria1
38,841 Scotland1
2,057 Myanmar1
42,479 Greece1
18,969 Wales1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
156,482 Canada14
Countries with hundreds of Whitting:
73,749 United States330
9,400 Australia299
22,458 England226
32,575 South Africa164

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 25 years old workman Richard Whitting and 24 years old immigrant Emma Whitting who were residing in Great Britain migrated to USA on May 19, 1851 by Zion's Hope put out from Liverpool.

Whitting Namesakes

  • Clifford Whittingham Beers, Autobiographer
  • John Whittingdale, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
  • Dale Whittington, Racing driver
  • Anike Shand Whittingham, Film actress
  • Aurelia Whittington Franklin, Librarian
  • Aurelia Whittington Franklin, Librarian
  • Harry B. Whittington, Palaeontologist
  • John Whittingdale, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
  • Buddy Whittington, Guitarist
  • John Whittingdale, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

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