Whitehead Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Whitehead Name Meaning: A nickname for someone with very fair or white hair.

From the Middle English \"whit\" and \"heved\", Whitehead was a nickname for someone with prematurely white hair.

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Surname Distribution

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Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Whitehead Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Whitehead family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,555
Agricultural Labourer 253
At Home 218
Labourer 184
House Servant 172
Cotton Weaver 136
Farm Labourer 121
Coal Miner 100
Dress Maker 96
Servant 95
House Keeper 95
Weaver 91
Cotton Piecer 86
Power Loom Weaver 75
Cotton Spinner 63
Scholar At Home 62
Annuitant 58
Shoe Maker 57
Power Loom Weaver Cotton 50
Laundress 47
Stone Mason 46
Tailor 46
Errand Boy 43
Hand Loom Weaver Silk 43
Joiner 42

Whitehead Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Whitehead 100% 137,315
2 Whithead 89% 5,334

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