Wheater Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wheater Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wheater family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 5
Farmer 5
Living On Own Means 5
Farmer's Son 4
Farmers Son 4
Plasterer 3
School 3
Coal Miner Hewer 3
Dress Maker 3
Woollen Weaver 3
Draper's Assistant 2
Farmer's Daughter 2
House Keeper Domestic 2
Scholar 2
Stuff Manufacturer 2
Winder Cotton Mill 2
Woollen Winding Over Looker 2
Scholar Student 2
Milliner 1
Slipper Worker 1
Wool Sorter 1
Wool Sorter Woollen Mill 1
Wool Tops And Noil Merchant 1
Wool Ware Houseman 1
Woollen Cloth Finisher 1

Wheater Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Whiter 71% 3,443
2 Wheater 100% 2,817
3 Whitear 57% 1,913
4 Wetter 71% 226
5 Weater 86% 105
6 Wheeter 86% 105

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The surname Wheater is the 2nd most popular variant of Whiter.

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