Whitaker Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Whitaker Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Whitaker family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,638
Cotton Weaver 233
Worsted Weaver 146
Worsted Spinner 68
Coal Miner 64
Dress Maker 60
Domestic Servant 59
House Keeper 52
General Labourer 48
Agricultural Labourer 47
Annuitant 43
No Occupation 33
Farmers Son 31
Woollen Weaver 31
Tailor 29
Labourer 28
Grocer 28
General Servant 26
Stone Mason 25
Farm Labourer 25
General Servant Domestic 24
Laundress 23
Charwoman 23
Carpenter 22
Milliner 22

Whitaker Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Whittaker 89% 92,118
2 Whitaker 100% 68,451
3 Whitacre 63% 607
4 Whiteker 88% 348
5 Whiteaker 89% 243
6 Whitker 88% 107

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The surname Whitaker is the 2nd most popular variant of Whittaker.

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