Whiffen Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Whiffen Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Whiffen family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 13
Living On Own Means 7
Dress Maker 6
School 5
Dressmaker 4
General Servant Domestic 4
Cook Domestic 3
Photographic Artist 3
Tailor 3
Farmer's Son F Rel 3
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 3
Carter On Farm Agricultural Horse 3
Market Gardener 3
House Painter 2
Licensed Victualler 2
Machinist Iron 2
Manufacturing Chemist 2
Nurse Domestic 2
Scholar 2
Servant Domestic 2
Barmaid 2
Bricklayer Labourer 2
Machinist 2
Stockman On Farm 2
General Servant 2

Whiffen Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wiffen 86% 4,823
2 Whiffin 86% 2,924
3 Whiffen 100% 2,859
4 Wiffin 71% 2,275

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The surname Whiffen is the 3rd most popular variant of Wiffen.

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