Whatley Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Whatley Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Whatley family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 224
Agricultural Labourer 29
General Labourer 18
Coal Miner 16
Shepherd 13
Farmer 12
Living On Her Own Means 11
Domestic Servant 10
Farm Labourer 10
General Servant 10
Carter 9
General Servant Domestic 9
Dress Maker 8
Laundress 7
Living On Own Means 7
Painter 6
Carpet Weaver 6
Grocer 5
Gardener 5
Tailor 5
Cook Domestic Servant 5
Railway Porter 5
Cotton Weaver 5
Weaver 5
Colliery Labourer 4

Whatley Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wheatley 88% 43,277
2 Whiteley 75% 39,129
3 Whitley 86% 21,987
4 Whatley 100% 8,924
5 Wheatly 71% 3,317
6 Whitely 57% 3,217
7 Whateley 88% 1,132
8 Whitly 71% 503
9 Whately 71% 313
10 Whetley 86% 178
11 Wheetley 75% 138
12 Whatly 86% 111

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The surname Whatley is the 4th most popular variant of Wheatley.

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