Whit Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Whit Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Whit family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 6
Labourer 4
Agricultural Labourer 3
General Servant 2
Frame Work Knitter Of Stocking 2
Carter 2
Plaiter 1
Dress Maker 1
Dairy Man Servant 1
House Proprietor 1
Labourer At Coal Miner 1
Public Labourer 1
Wife Of House Proprietor 1
Agricultural Labourer's Wife 1
Nurse Maid 1
Factory Hosiery 1
Scholar Tailor 1
Seamstress 1
Stocking Seamer 1
Tailoress & Housewife 1
Assistant 1
Brass Fitter 1
Grocer's Assistant 1
Proprietor Temperance Hotel 1
Servant 1

Whit Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 White 80% 654,575
2 Witt 50% 8,571
3 Wheat 60% 5,509
4 Whitt 80% 1,410
5 Whaite 67% 1,179
6 Whait 80% 641
7 Whate 60% 519
8 Whit 100% 411
9 Wheate 50% 279
10 Whtie 60% 184
11 Whte 50% 125
12 White House 36% 104

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The surname Whit is the 8th most popular variant of White.

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