Surname Whitson (Whitson 
, Уитсон 
, ויטסון 
) , all around the world, is quite a common cognomen. The surname Whitson is characteristic of the United States, where it is quite a rare surname, Australia, where it is a rare surname, and New Zealand. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. Very seldom, Whitson is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Whitson | Australia, Canada, United States, United Kingdom, South Africa |
| Уитсон | Russia |
| ויטסון | Israel |
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john whitson English merchant and politician (b. 1558) |
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edward whitson United States federal judge, US (b. 1852) |
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frank whitson actor (1877-1946), US (b. 1877) |
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beth slater whitson American songwriter, US (b. 1879) |
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| edward w. whitson American politician, US (b. 1849) |
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| jeremiah whitson (b. 1853) |
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| john harvey whitson (b. 1854) |
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| thomas barnby whitson Scottish politician, GB (b. 1869) |
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| tony whitson South African footballer (1885-1945), ZA (b. 1885) |
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ed s. whitson, jr. American politician, US (b. 1941) |
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ed whitson American baseball player, US (b. 1955) |
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peggy a. whitson NASA astronaut, US (b. 1960) |
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| russell whitson Canadian politician, CA (b. 1914) |
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derek whitson Paralympian, CA (b. 1989) |
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sarah leah whitson human-rights activist |
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