Waite Name Meaning: An english occupational name for a watchman.Derived from old Norman-French "Waite".
The name was specifically applied to a watchman in a fortified place or town.
Discover how your Waite ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 26 |
| Berkshire | 159 |
| Cambridgeshire | 9 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 24 |
| Cornwall | 12 |
| Cumberland | 152 |
| Derbyshire | 27 |
| Devon | 21 |
| Dorset | 16 |
| Durham | 237 |
| Essex | 71 |
| Gloucestershire | 211 |
| Hampshire | 95 |
| Herefordshire | 13 |
| Hertfordshire | 17 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 19 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 81 |
| Lancashire | 399 |
| Leicestershire | 65 |
| Lincolnshire | 247 |
| London | 601 |
| Middlesex | 76 |
| Northumberland | 137 |
| Norfolk | 30 |
| Northamptonshire | 144 |
| Nottinghamshire | 63 |
| Oxfordshire | 46 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 19 |
| Shropshire | 14 |
| Suffolk | 5 |
| Somerset | 71 |
| Surrey | 61 |
| Sussex | 138 |
| Staffordshire | 50 |
| Warwickshire | 90 |
| Westmorland | 4 |
| Wiltshire | 299 |
| Worcestershire | 49 |
| Yorkshire | 1,505 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 129 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 7 |
| Monmouthshire | 93 |
| Pembrokeshire | 4 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 914 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 115 |
| Coal Miner | 65 |
| General Labourer | 63 |
| Dress Maker | 48 |
| Farmer | 42 |
| General Servant | 35 |
| Domestic Servant | 34 |
| Woollen Weaver | 33 |
| Laundress | 31 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 31 |
| Living On Own Means | 28 |
| Labourer | 25 |
| Farm Labourer | 23 |
| Joiner | 22 |
| Shoe Maker | 20 |
| Cotton Weaver | 20 |
| Gardener | 17 |
| General Servant Domestic | 16 |
| Farm Servant | 15 |
| House Keeper | 15 |
| Tailoress | 15 |
| Blacksmith | 14 |
| Grocer | 14 |
| Worsted Weaver | 13 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Waite | 2,843 |
| William Waite | 2,771 |
| John Waite | 2,565 |
| Elizabeth Waite | 1,680 |
| Sarah Waite | 1,568 |
| Thomas Waite | 1,558 |
| George Waite | 1,394 |
| James Waite | 1,091 |
| Ann Waite | 942 |
| Jane Waite | 897 |
| Joseph Waite | 886 |
| Henry Waite | 803 |
| Charles Waite | 790 |
| Annie Waite | 620 |
| Eliza Waite | 599 |
| Robert Waite | 595 |
| Frederick Waite | 545 |
| Alice Waite | 536 |
| Emily Waite | 506 |
| Hannah Waite | 505 |
| Ellen Waite | 488 |
| Margaret Waite | 431 |
| Arthur Waite | 421 |
| Edward Waite | 418 |
| Emma Waite | 410 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waite | 100% | 43,106 |
| 2 | Wait | 80% | 10,495 |
| 3 | Weight | 33% | 7,055 |
| 4 | Waight | 50% | 5,781 |
| 5 | Wayte | 80% | 2,116 |
| 6 | Whaite | 83% | 1,179 |
| 7 | Waitt | 80% | 1,049 |
| 8 | Wate | 80% | 1,014 |
| 9 | Weate | 60% | 908 |
| 10 | Wite | 80% | 818 |
| 11 | Weet | 40% | 643 |
| 12 | Whait | 60% | 641 |
| 13 | Whate | 60% | 519 |
| 14 | Weat | 40% | 469 |
| 15 | Watte | 80% | 237 |
| 16 | Wayt | 60% | 172 |
| 17 | Weait | 60% | 168 |
| 18 | Woot | 40% | 101 |
The surname Waite is the most popular version of all its varients