Whitaker Name Meaning: Taken from the Anglo-Saxon 'hwitaecer' word meaning 'white acre' or 'white field'.
A name given to someone who lived or worked on cultivated land that grew wheat or grain, was also taken from places named 'whitaker' or similar.
Discover how your Whitaker ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 7 |
| Buckinghamshire | 5 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 78 |
| Channel Islands | 3 |
| Cheshire | 131 |
| Cornwall | 4 |
| Cumberland | 16 |
| Derbyshire | 232 |
| Devon | 18 |
| Dorset | 22 |
| Durham | 22 |
| Essex | 82 |
| Gloucestershire | 31 |
| Hampshire | 6 |
| Herefordshire | 22 |
| Hertfordshire | 33 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 37 |
| Lancashire | 2,479 |
| Leicestershire | 62 |
| Lincolnshire | 40 |
| London | 363 |
| Middlesex | 9 |
| Northumberland | 7 |
| Norfolk | 113 |
| Northamptonshire | 12 |
| Nottinghamshire | 146 |
| Oxfordshire | 9 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 5 |
| Suffolk | 13 |
| Somerset | 64 |
| Surrey | 9 |
| Sussex | 4 |
| Staffordshire | 68 |
| Warwickshire | 24 |
| Westmorland | 23 |
| Wiltshire | 32 |
| Worcestershire | 51 |
| Yorkshire | 3,528 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 2 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 12 |
| Monmouthshire | 14 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 937 |
| At Home | 116 |
| Wool Comber | 104 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 103 |
| Power Loom Weaver | 99 |
| Power Loom Weaver Cotton | 89 |
| House Servant | 87 |
| Labourer | 81 |
| Dress Maker | 76 |
| Weaver | 69 |
| Cotton Weaver | 50 |
| Farm Labourer | 50 |
| House Keeper | 48 |
| Tailor | 41 |
| Worsted Spinner | 41 |
| Coal Miner | 40 |
| Servant | 38 |
| Blacksmith | 37 |
| Hand Loom Weaver Cotton | 37 |
| Hand Loom Weaver | 35 |
| Annuitant | 33 |
| Mechanic | 33 |
| Farmer | 28 |
| Power Loom Weaver Worsted | 28 |
| Errand Boy | 25 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Whitaker | 5,014 |
| John Whitaker | 4,457 |
| William Whitaker | 3,782 |
| Sarah Whitaker | 2,905 |
| James Whitaker | 2,697 |
| Elizabeth Whitaker | 2,676 |
| Thomas Whitaker | 2,317 |
| George Whitaker | 1,990 |
| Ann Whitaker | 1,796 |
| Joseph Whitaker | 1,486 |
| Jane Whitaker | 1,309 |
| Hannah Whitaker | 1,283 |
| Martha Whitaker | 1,172 |
| Alice Whitaker | 1,136 |
| Henry Whitaker | 1,083 |
| Charles Whitaker | 951 |
| Robert Whitaker | 913 |
| Ellen Whitaker | 907 |
| Margaret Whitaker | 903 |
| Annie Whitaker | 882 |
| Emma Whitaker | 871 |
| Eliza Whitaker | 687 |
| Samuel Whitaker | 678 |
| Richard Whitaker | 657 |
| Arthur Whitaker | 621 |