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 | 10 |
| Buckinghamshire | 17 |
| Berkshire | 23 |
| Cambridgeshire | 43 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 108 |
| Cornwall | 10 |
| Cumberland | 14 |
| Derbyshire | 189 |
| Devon | 23 |
| Dorset | 15 |
| Durham | 60 |
| Essex | 64 |
| Gloucestershire | 25 |
| Hampshire | 35 |
| Herefordshire | 13 |
| Hertfordshire | 17 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 13 |
| Isle of Man | 9 |
| Kent | 70 |
| Lancashire | 1,926 |
| Leicestershire | 72 |
| Lincolnshire | 61 |
| London | 481 |
| Middlesex | 20 |
| Northumberland | 3 |
| Norfolk | 45 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 117 |
| Oxfordshire | 6 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 13 |
| Shropshire | 15 |
| Suffolk | 33 |
| Somerset | 59 |
| Surrey | 35 |
| Sussex | 11 |
| Staffordshire | 81 |
| Warwickshire | 43 |
| Westmorland | 13 |
| Wiltshire | 22 |
| Worcestershire | 36 |
| Yorkshire | 4,530 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 3 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 11 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 5 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 6 |
| Monmouthshire | 3 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,303 |
| Cotton Weaver | 232 |
| Worsted Weaver | 141 |
| House Keeper | 89 |
| Labourer | 87 |
| Worsted Spinner | 83 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 73 |
| Coal Miner | 63 |
| Dress Maker | 63 |
| Domestic Servant | 42 |
| Wife Of Above | 42 |
| Stone Mason | 35 |
| Annuitant | 35 |
| Tailor | 34 |
| Woollen Weaver | 34 |
| General Servant | 30 |
| Joiner | 30 |
| Cotton Spinner | 29 |
| Weaver | 28 |
| Cotton Winder | 26 |
| Blacksmith | 25 |
| Servant | 24 |
| Farm Labourer | 23 |
| Mechanic | 23 |
| Nurse | 23 |
| 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 |