| Bedfordshire | 2 |
| Buckinghamshire | 10 |
| Berkshire | 45 |
| Cambridgeshire | 25 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 24 |
| Cornwall | 5 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 16 |
| Devon | 16 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 28 |
| Essex | 27 |
| Gloucestershire | 20 |
| Hampshire | 31 |
| Herefordshire | 5 |
| Hertfordshire | 9 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 19 |
| Lancashire | 35 |
| Leicestershire | 18 |
| Lincolnshire | 6 |
| London | 20 |
| Middlesex | 5 |
| Northumberland | 6 |
| Norfolk | 9 |
| Northamptonshire | 25 |
| Nottinghamshire | 1 |
| Oxfordshire | 4 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 2 |
| Suffolk | 6 |
| Somerset | 22 |
| Surrey | 27 |
| Sussex | 15 |
| Staffordshire | 55 |
| Warwickshire | 72 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 11 |
| Worcestershire | 10 |
| Yorkshire | 22 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 26 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 9 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 124 |
| Labourer | 21 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 19 |
| General Servant | 13 |
| Domestic Servant | 12 |
| Laundress | 8 |
| Coal Miner | 5 |
| Shoe Maker | 4 |
| Farm Labourer | 4 |
| Painter | 4 |
| Lodging House Keeper | 4 |
| Lace Maker | 3 |
| Porter | 3 |
| Groom | 3 |
| Roll Turner | 3 |
| Dress Maker | 3 |
| Joiner | 3 |
| Miner | 3 |
| No Occupation | 3 |
| Labour | 3 |
| Label Cutter | 3 |
| Ribbon Weaver | 3 |
| Carpenter | 2 |
| School Master | 2 |
| Housemaid | 2 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary While | 399 |
| William While | 370 |
| John While | 305 |
| Elizabeth While | 267 |
| George While | 219 |
| Thomas While | 212 |
| Sarah While | 203 |
| James While | 167 |
| Charles While | 139 |
| Henry While | 135 |
| Ann While | 128 |
| Joseph While | 105 |
| Jane While | 95 |
| Eliza While | 88 |
| Alice While | 73 |
| Emma While | 73 |
| Annie While | 72 |
| Hannah While | 62 |
| Margaret While | 62 |
| Edward While | 60 |
| Ellen While | 60 |
| Samuel While | 60 |
| Alfred While | 58 |
| Emily While | 58 |
| Richard While | 53 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whale | 80% | 12,604 |
| 2 | While | 100% | 5,820 |
| 3 | Wheal | 40% | 2,517 |
| 4 | Wheel | 40% | 1,462 |
| 5 | Wheale | 67% | 1,154 |
| 6 | Wile | 80% | 936 |
| 7 | Wille | 60% | 780 |
| 8 | Weil | 60% | 565 |
| 9 | Wyle | 60% | 474 |
| 10 | Whole | 80% | 471 |
| 11 | Wheele | 67% | 342 |
The surname While is the 2nd most popular variant of Whale.