Whitchurch

From Old English hwit + cirice (“white church”), presumably built from whitish stone.

Whitchurch (countable and uncountable, plural Whitchurches)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village in Bath and North East Somerset district, Somerset, and a southern suburb of Bristol, England, between Hartcliffe, Hengrove and Knowle (OS grid ref ST6167).
   2. A village in Buckinghamshire, England, formerly in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP8020).
   3. A town and civil parish with a town council in Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4648).
   4. A village and civil parish (served by Whitchurch and Ganarew Group Parish Council) in south Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5417).
   5. A market town in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5441).
   6. A northern suburb of Cardiff, Wales (OS grid ref ST1580).
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

• Whitchurch-on-Thames
• Whitchurch Rural

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Whitchurch is the 33645^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 677 individuals. Whitchurch is most common among White (88.77%) individuals.

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