How common is the surname Whitner?

1,419 people in the United States had the surname Whitner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 217,580 Americans. It ranked 19,145th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Whitner?

Donte Whitner, American football player (born 1985).

Where is the surname Whitner most common?

Wikidata records people named Whitner in the United States.

Is the surname Whitner getting more or less common?

More common. 1,209 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,419 in 2010, up 17%.

The surname Whitner

A surname, carried by 1,419 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). Whitner is more common than 88.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,419 people named Whitner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 217,580 Americans. That is up 17% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,209.

#19,145

rank among US surnames

1,419

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+17.4%

change since 2000 (was #20,427)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#19,138	Dorrell	1,420	217,426
#19,145	Pon	1,419	217,580
#19,152	Pharris	1,418	217,733

Who is named Whitner

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

51% of people named Whitner identified as white (not Hispanic), 44% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 51%
Black (not Hispanic) 44%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 2.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Whitners

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Donte Whitner
American football player (born 1985)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Whitner

Whitner 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 Whitner?: 1,419 people in the United States had the surname Whitner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 217,580 Americans. It ranked 19,145th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Whitner?: In the 2010 Census, 51% of people named Whitner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 44% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Whitner?: Donte Whitner, American football player (born 1985).
Where is the surname Whitner most common?: Wikidata records people named Whitner in the United States.
Is the surname Whitner getting more or less common?: More common. 1,209 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,419 in 2010, up 17%.