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 2,657
Cotton Weaver 439
Agricultural Labourer 253
Labourer 246
House Keeper 164
Coal Miner 142
Domestic Servant 133
Dress Maker 125
General Servant 112
Woollen Weaver 107
Annuitant 72
Cotton Piecer 72
Cotton Operative 72
Cotton Winder 70
Cotton Spinner 68
Laundress 64
Servant 56
Silk Weaver 55
Blacksmith 53
Stone Mason 52
Shoe Maker 50
Joiner 50
Weaver 47
Painter 46
Factory Operative 44

Whitehead Surname Variants Ranking

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

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