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 | 2 |
| Buckinghamshire | 43 |
| Berkshire | 191 |
| Cambridgeshire | 12 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 48 |
| Cornwall | 7 |
| Cumberland | 174 |
| Derbyshire | 44 |
| Devon | 24 |
| Dorset | 8 |
| Durham | 287 |
| Essex | 153 |
| Gloucestershire | 282 |
| Hampshire | 131 |
| Herefordshire | 7 |
| Hertfordshire | 27 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 15 |
| Isle of Man | 3 |
| Kent | 130 |
| Lancashire | 628 |
| Leicestershire | 102 |
| Lincolnshire | 343 |
| London | 811 |
| Middlesex | 163 |
| Northumberland | 200 |
| Norfolk | 37 |
| Northamptonshire | 190 |
| Nottinghamshire | 112 |
| Oxfordshire | 72 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 15 |
| Shropshire | 5 |
| Suffolk | 27 |
| Somerset | 53 |
| Surrey | 123 |
| Sussex | 125 |
| Staffordshire | 117 |
| Warwickshire | 126 |
| Westmorland | 9 |
| Wiltshire | 374 |
| Worcestershire | 45 |
| Yorkshire | 2,059 |
| Anglesey | 1 |
| Brecknockshire | 5 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 244 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 11 |
| Monmouthshire | 204 |
| Pembrokeshire | 10 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| General Labourer | 81 |
| Living On Own Means | 71 |
| General Servant Domestic | 63 |
| Farmer | 57 |
| Dress Maker | 44 |
| Cook Domestic | 42 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 42 |
| Cotton Weaver | 38 |
| Scholar | 37 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 36 |
| School | 30 |
| Domestic Servant | 29 |
| Woollen Weaver | 24 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 23 |
| Laundress Wash | 19 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 19 |
| Servant Domestic | 18 |
| Bricklayer | 17 |
| Worsted Spinner | 17 |
| House Maid Domestic | 15 |
| Railway Clerk | 15 |
| School Teacher | 14 |
| Butcher | 14 |
| Charwoman | 13 |
| Grocer | 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