Whiteley Name Meaning: This is a variant of 'Whitley',habitational fom various places named hwit 'white' + leah 'clearing'.
The name is of English origin.The first recorded spelling is that of 'William De Witteleia',dated 1125.
Discover how your Whiteley ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 4 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 36 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 21 |
| Devon | 3 |
| Dorset | 4 |
| Durham | 6 |
| Essex | 0 |
| Gloucestershire | 2 |
| Hampshire | 0 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 5 |
| Lancashire | 338 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 60 |
| London | 47 |
| Middlesex | 0 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 7 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 31 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 8 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 1 |
| Surrey | 15 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 1 |
| Warwickshire | 2 |
| Westmorland | 18 |
| Wiltshire | 3 |
| Worcestershire | 3 |
| Yorkshire | 2,670 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 438 |
| At Home | 85 |
| Wool Comber | 44 |
| Weaver | 35 |
| Labourer | 34 |
| House Servant | 30 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 29 |
| Cotton Piecer | 29 |
| Coal Miner | 27 |
| Dress Maker | 26 |
| Woollen Weaver | 25 |
| Hand Loom Weaver | 19 |
| Power Loom Weaver | 18 |
| Stone Mason | 18 |
| Worsted Spinner | 15 |
| Cotton Spinner | 14 |
| Cotton Twister | 14 |
| House Keeper | 13 |
| Servant | 12 |
| General Servant | 12 |
| Pauper | 12 |
| Errand Boy | 12 |
| Paper Maker | 12 |
| Cotton Weaver | 11 |
| Woollen Piecer | 11 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Whiteley | 2,764 |
| John Whiteley | 2,438 |
| William Whiteley | 1,919 |
| Sarah Whiteley | 1,786 |
| Elizabeth Whiteley | 1,415 |
| James Whiteley | 1,215 |
| Thomas Whiteley | 1,168 |
| Joseph Whiteley | 1,071 |
| George Whiteley | 1,050 |
| Hannah Whiteley | 1,018 |
| Ann Whiteley | 854 |
| Martha Whiteley | 657 |
| Emma Whiteley | 600 |
| Samuel Whiteley | 583 |
| Annie Whiteley | 580 |
| Charles Whiteley | 560 |
| Jane Whiteley | 519 |
| Henry Whiteley | 481 |
| Ellen Whiteley | 458 |
| Alice Whiteley | 456 |
| Arthur Whiteley | 454 |
| Eliza Whiteley | 421 |
| Benjamin Whiteley | 382 |
| Edith Whiteley | 311 |
| Robert Whiteley | 310 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wheatley | 63% | 43,277 |
| 2 | Whiteley | 100% | 39,129 |
| 3 | Whitley | 88% | 21,987 |
| 4 | Whatley | 75% | 8,924 |
| 5 | Wheatly | 50% | 3,317 |
| 6 | Whitely | 88% | 3,217 |
| 7 | Whateley | 88% | 1,132 |
| 8 | Whitly | 75% | 503 |
| 9 | Whately | 75% | 313 |
| 10 | Whetley | 75% | 178 |
| 11 | Wheetley | 63% | 138 |
| 12 | Whatly | 63% | 111 |
The surname Whiteley is the 2nd most popular variant of Wheatley.