How common is the surname Whittemore?

5,256 people in the United States had the surname Whittemore in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,742 Americans. It ranked 6,463rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Whittemore?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Whittemore identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Whittemore?

Edward Whittemore, American writer (1933–1995).

Where is the surname Whittemore most common?

Wikidata records people named Whittemore in the United States.

Is the surname Whittemore getting more or less common?

More common. 5,178 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,256 in 2010, up 1.5%.

The surname Whittemore

A surname, carried by 5,256 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). Whittemore is more common than 96% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,256 people named Whittemore in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 58,742 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,178.

#6,463

rank among US surnames

5,256

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+1.5%

change since 2000 (was #6,107)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,457	Leathers	5,259	58,708
#6,458	Erskine	5,258	58,719
#6,461	Zito	5,257	58,730
#6,463	Bucci	5,256	58,742
#6,465	Tsosie	5,255	58,753
#6,467	Choy	5,254	58,764

Who is named Whittemore

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

95% of people named Whittemore identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Whittemores

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Edward Whittemore
American writer (1933–1995)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Whittemore

Whittemore 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 Whittemore?: 5,256 people in the United States had the surname Whittemore in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,742 Americans. It ranked 6,463rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Whittemore?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Whittemore identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Whittemore?: Edward Whittemore, American writer (1933–1995).
Where is the surname Whittemore most common?: Wikidata records people named Whittemore in the United States.
Is the surname Whittemore getting more or less common?: More common. 5,178 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,256 in 2010, up 1.5%.