Whitham Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Whitham Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Whitham family

Profession Census Frequency
School 216
Cotton Weaver 54
Weaver 28
Private Means 18
Weaver Cotton 18
Labourer 17
General Labourer 17
Coal Miner Hewer 14
At Home 11
None 10
Housekeeper 10
General Servant (domestic) 9
Machine File Cutter 9
House Keeper 8
File Cutter 8
Bricklayer 7
Farmer 7
Joiner 6
Clerk 6
Cotton Winder 6
Dressmaker 6
House Painter 6
Tailoress 5
At School 5
Domestic Servant 5

Whitham Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Whitham 100% 14,736
2 Witham 86% 9,880
3 Whiteham 88% 1,412
4 Whatham 86% 568
5 Whetham 86% 397
6 Whittham 88% 243

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The surname Whitham is the most popular version of all its varients

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