Whetstine
English
Etymology
Americanized spelling of German Wettstein.
Proper noun
Whetstine (plural Whetstines)
- A surname, from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Whetstine is the 36838th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 606 individuals. Whetstine is most common among White (93.89%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Whetstine”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN