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

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Whitehead Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Whitehead family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 2,818
Cotton Weaver 422
Coal Miner 238
Agricultural Labourer 190
General Labourer 190
Living On Own Means 138
Dress Maker 126
Domestic Servant 118
Cotton Spinner 113
Living On Her Own Means 100
Cotton Operative 96
Labourer 92
Farm Labourer 91
General Servant Domestic 82
Farmer 79
Cotton Piecer 76
Woollen Weaver 76
House Keeper 68
General Servant 67
Blacksmith 64
Cotton Winder 63
Laundress 61
Cotton Reeler 60
Carter 57
Grocer 56

Whitehead Surname Variants Ranking

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

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