Whitby Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Whitby Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Whitby family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 234
Agricultural Labourer 40
General Labourer 27
Labourer 21
Domestic Servant 17
Laundress 13
General Servant Domestic 12
Farm Labourer 11
Farmer 10
Dress Maker 9
Living On Her Own Means 8
Bricklayer Labourer 7
Farm Servant 6
Blacksmith 6
Char Woman 6
General Servant 6
Coal Miner 6
Cook Domestic Servant 5
Dock Labourer 5
Gardener 5
Carpenter 5
House Keeper 5
Butcher 5
Straw Hat Machinist 4
Painter 4

Whitby Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Whitby 100% 11,696
2 Whiteby 86% 340
3 Witby 83% 183
4 Wheatby 71% 131

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The surname Whitby is the most popular version of all its varients

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