Whitely Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Whitely Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Whitely family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 77
Woollen Weaver 10
Domestic Servant 8
Labourer 7
Quarry Man 7
House Keeper 5
Servant 5
Coal Miner 4
Cotton Operative 4
Mill Operative 4
Tailor 4
Dress Maker 4
Char Woman 4
Woollen Piecer 4
Book Keeper 3
Hawker 3
Cotton Spinner 3
Cotton Weaver 3
Iron Moulder 3
Masons Labourer 3
Worsted Spinner 3
Butcher 2
Coach Wheeler 2
Pawn Broker 2
Piecer 2

Whitely Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wheatley 50% 43,277
2 Whiteley 88% 39,129
3 Whitley 71% 21,987
4 Whatley 57% 8,924
5 Wheatly 57% 3,317
6 Whitely 100% 3,217
7 Whateley 75% 1,132
8 Whitly 86% 503
9 Whately 86% 313
10 Whetley 57% 178
11 Wheetley 50% 138
12 Whatly 71% 111

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The surname Whitely is the 6th most popular variant of Wheatley.

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