| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 16 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 2 |
| Cornwall | 8 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 7 |
| Devon | 7 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 17 |
| Essex | 1 |
| Gloucestershire | 15 |
| Hampshire | 13 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 1 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 2 |
| Lancashire | 22 |
| Leicestershire | 6 |
| Lincolnshire | 1 |
| London | 136 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 5 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 4 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 5 |
| Somerset | 5 |
| Surrey | 9 |
| Sussex | 3 |
| Staffordshire | 69 |
| Warwickshire | 70 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 13 |
| Worcestershire | 41 |
| Yorkshire | 53 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 15 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 7 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 104 |
| Coal Miner | 11 |
| Domestic Servant | 8 |
| General Servant | 5 |
| Laundress | 5 |
| Assistant To Brush Manufacturer Employing 5 Hands | 4 |
| Carpenter & Joiner | 4 |
| General Labourer | 4 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 4 |
| Labourer | 4 |
| Carpenter | 3 |
| Servant | 3 |
| Engine Fitter | 3 |
| Farm Servant Indoor | 3 |
| Ironworks Puddler | 3 |
| Spinner Worsted | 3 |
| Farm Labourer | 3 |
| Dress Maker | 3 |
| Grocer | 3 |
| Farmer's Son | 3 |
| Tailor | 2 |
| Annuitant | 2 |
| Tollturner | 2 |
| Char Woman | 2 |
| Engine Driver | 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.