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 2,286
Cotton Weaver 350
Agricultural Labourer 299
Labourer 172
House Servant 141
House Keeper 140
Coal Miner 134
Dress Maker 120
Cotton Piecer 90
Cotton Spinner 78
Carter 75
Servant 74
Silk Weaver 66
Woollen Weaver 63
Cotton Winder 62
General Servant 59
Blacksmith 58
Laundress 54
Shoe Maker 50
Wife Of Above 50
Stone Mason 45
Butcher 41
Tailor 41
Cotton Power Loom Weaver 37
Grocer 37

Whitehead Surname Variants Ranking

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

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

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