# Whitehead (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/whitehead/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 44,373 |
| US rank (2010) | 776 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 6,958 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.5% (43,310 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From white + head.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Whitehead in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 70% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Whitehead in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.

## People named Whitehead

- Colson Whitehead, American novelist (born 1969)
- Fionn Whitehead, British actor
- Isaiah Whitehead, American basketball player (born 1995)
- Dariq Whitehead, American basketball player (born 2004)
- Paxton Whitehead, British actor (1937–2023)
- Oothout Zabriskie Whitehead, American actor (1911-1998)
- John Whitehead, American singer (1948–2004)
- Jordan Whitehead, American football player (born 1997)
- George W. Whitehead, American mathematician (1918-2004)
- Henry S. Whitehead, American writer (1882–1932)
- Christian Whitehead, Australian video game programmer
- Amil, American rapper

## Similar surnames

Whited, Whitted, Woodhead.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.