How common is the surname Whitson?

9,273 people in the United States had the surname Whitson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,295 Americans. It ranked 3,820th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Whitson?

Peggy Whitson, American astronaut, followed by Frank Whitson.

Where is the surname Whitson most common?

Wikidata records people named Whitson in the United States.

Is the surname Whitson getting more or less common?

More common. 9,150 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,273 in 2010, up 1.3%.

The surname Whitson

A surname, carried by 9,273 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W325

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Whitson is more common than 97.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,273 people named Whitson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 33,295 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,150.

#3,820

rank among US surnames

9,273

people in 2010

3.1

per 100,000 Americans

+1.3%

change since 2000 (was #3,564)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,811	Gaona	9,299	33,202
#3,813	Trapp	9,294	33,220
#3,815	Ocasio	9,293	33,223
#3,816	Neeley	9,288	33,241
#3,817	Wiese	9,287	33,245
#3,818	Maas	9,285	33,252
#3,819	Joe	9,280	33,270

Who is named Whitson

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

83% of people named Whitson identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Whitsons

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Peggy Whitson
American astronaut, born 1960
Frank Whitson
Actor (1877-1946)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Whitson

Whitson has the Soundex code W325, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W325.

Questions

How common is the surname Whitson?: 9,273 people in the United States had the surname Whitson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,295 Americans. It ranked 3,820th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Whitson?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Whitson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Whitson?: Peggy Whitson, American astronaut, followed by Frank Whitson.
Where is the surname Whitson most common?: Wikidata records people named Whitson in the United States.
Is the surname Whitson getting more or less common?: More common. 9,150 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,273 in 2010, up 1.3%.