How common is the surname Whitmarsh?

1,275 people in the United States had the surname Whitmarsh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 242,153 Americans. It ranked 20,739th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Whitmarsh?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Whitmarsh identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Whitmarsh?

Mike Whitmarsh, American beach volleyball player (1962–2009).

Where is the surname Whitmarsh most common?

Wikidata records people named Whitmarsh in the United States.

Is the surname Whitmarsh getting more or less common?

More common. 1,249 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,275 in 2010, up 2.1%.

The surname Whitmarsh

A surname, carried by 1,275 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W356

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Whitmarsh is more common than 87.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,275 people named Whitmarsh in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 242,153 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,249.

#20,739

rank among US surnames

1,275

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+2.1%

change since 2000 (was #19,898)

Who is named Whitmarsh

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Whitmarsh identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Whitmarshs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mike Whitmarsh
American beach volleyball player (1962–2009)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Whitmarsh

Whitmarsh has the Soundex code W356, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W356.

Questions

How common is the surname Whitmarsh?: 1,275 people in the United States had the surname Whitmarsh in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 242,153 Americans. It ranked 20,739th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Whitmarsh?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Whitmarsh identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Whitmarsh?: Mike Whitmarsh, American beach volleyball player (1962–2009).
Where is the surname Whitmarsh most common?: Wikidata records people named Whitmarsh in the United States.
Is the surname Whitmarsh getting more or less common?: More common. 1,249 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,275 in 2010, up 2.1%.