Whittingham

English

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Hwīta + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”).

Proper noun

Whittingham (countable and uncountable, plural Whittinghams)

1. A civil parish in Preston district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD505345).
2. A village and civil parish in Alnwick district, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU065115).
3. A census-designated place in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.
4. A locality in the Singleton Council region of New South Wales, Australia.
5. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Whittingham is the 23167^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1101 individuals. Whittingham is most common among White (48.5%) and Black/African American (43.42%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Whittingham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.