Whait Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Whait Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Whait family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 17
Shop Assistant 4
General Shop Keeper 2
Lodging Housekeeper Assistant 2
Domestic Servant 2
Farm Labourer 2
Tailor 2
Dressmaker 1
Lodging Housekeeper 1
Last & Boot Tree Maker 1
Bricklayer 1
Builder's Apprentice 1
Carpenter 1
Coachman Domestic Servant 1
Domestic Gardener 1
Farm Bailiff 1
Farm Servant Indoor 1
Retired Cordwainer 1
General Domestic Servant 1
Painter Journeyman 1
Builder 1
Gas Stoker 1
House Wife 1
Stitching Machine Hand Seamstress 1
Railway Station Master 1

Whait Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 White 60% 654,575
2 Waite 60% 43,106
3 Wait 80% 10,495
4 Weight 33% 7,055
5 Waight 50% 5,781
6 Wheat 60% 5,509
7 Wayte 40% 2,116
8 Whaite 83% 1,179
9 Waitt 60% 1,049
10 Wate 40% 1,014
11 Whait 100% 641
12 Whate 60% 519
13 Whit 80% 411
14 Wheate 50% 279
15 Watte 40% 237
16 Whtie 60% 184
17 Wayt 60% 172
18 Whte 40% 125
19 White House 27% 104

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The surname Whait is the 11th most popular variant of White.

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