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 | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 16 |
| Berkshire | 24 |
| Cambridgeshire | 21 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 165 |
| Cornwall | 2 |
| Cumberland | 12 |
| Derbyshire | 104 |
| Devon | 55 |
| Dorset | 16 |
| Durham | 80 |
| Essex | 112 |
| Gloucestershire | 36 |
| Hampshire | 30 |
| Herefordshire | 3 |
| Hertfordshire | 39 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 136 |
| Lancashire | 1,587 |
| Leicestershire | 60 |
| Lincolnshire | 44 |
| London | 591 |
| Middlesex | 130 |
| Northumberland | 15 |
| Norfolk | 32 |
| Northamptonshire | 20 |
| Nottinghamshire | 161 |
| Oxfordshire | 19 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 21 |
| Suffolk | 13 |
| Somerset | 56 |
| Surrey | 83 |
| Sussex | 40 |
| Staffordshire | 93 |
| Warwickshire | 62 |
| Westmorland | 14 |
| Wiltshire | 8 |
| Worcestershire | 38 |
| Yorkshire | 4,915 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 3 |
| Carmarthenshire | 12 |
| Denbighshire | 5 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 30 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 6 |
| Monmouthshire | 3 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 3 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Cotton Weaver | 260 |
| Living On Own Means | 135 |
| Dress Maker | 67 |
| Farmer | 65 |
| Scholar | 52 |
| Worsted Spinner | 45 |
| Worsted Weaver | 40 |
| General Labourer | 35 |
| Woollen Weaver | 30 |
| Cotton Winder | 29 |
| Stone Mason | 27 |
| Tailoress | 27 |
| General Servant Domestic | 27 |
| House Painter | 26 |
| Iron Moulder | 26 |
| Charwoman | 25 |
| House Keeper Domestic | 22 |
| Tailor | 22 |
| Butcher | 20 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 20 |
| Worsted Twister | 19 |
| Carpenter | 17 |
| Milliner | 17 |
| Cotton Spinner | 16 |
| Domestic Servant | 16 |
| 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 |