Whetstine

English

Etymology

Americanized spelling of German Wettstein.

Proper noun

Whetstine (plural Whetstines)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Whetstine is the 36838^th 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, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.