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
School 1,783
Cotton Weaver 206
Private Means 163
Farm Labourer 131
Labourer 126
Coal Miner Hewer 111
General Labourer 109
None 102
Weaver 92
General Servant (domestic) 86
Dressmaker 79
Clerk 73
Housekeeper 71
Farmer 69
Domestic Servant 62
At Home 61
House Keeper 53
Shop Assistant 52
Charwoman 50
Scholar 50
Assisting In The Business 48
House Painter 45
At School 42
Carter 41
Bricklayer 40

Whitehead Surname Variants Ranking

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

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