Whiting Name Meaning: Taken from the Anglo-Saxon word 'hwita' which means 'the white one'.
Possibly a name given to someone with white hair or a pale complection.
Discover how your Whiting ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 49 |
| Buckinghamshire | 39 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 53 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 12 |
| Cornwall | 49 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 30 |
| Devon | 32 |
| Dorset | 21 |
| Durham | 7 |
| Essex | 102 |
| Gloucestershire | 358 |
| Hampshire | 115 |
| Herefordshire | 63 |
| Hertfordshire | 18 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 20 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 135 |
| Lancashire | 35 |
| Leicestershire | 5 |
| Lincolnshire | 101 |
| London | 491 |
| Middlesex | 48 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 186 |
| Northamptonshire | 221 |
| Nottinghamshire | 22 |
| Oxfordshire | 102 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 20 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 358 |
| Somerset | 81 |
| Surrey | 39 |
| Sussex | 133 |
| Staffordshire | 37 |
| Warwickshire | 43 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 60 |
| Worcestershire | 40 |
| Yorkshire | 176 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 11 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 3 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 4 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 17 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 5 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 440 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 253 |
| House Servant | 89 |
| Labourer | 54 |
| Farm Labourer | 50 |
| Servant | 43 |
| At Home | 39 |
| Dress Maker | 36 |
| Lace Maker | 32 |
| Laundress | 29 |
| Stone Mason | 29 |
| General Servant | 28 |
| Shoe Maker | 27 |
| Annuitant | 24 |
| Pauper | 20 |
| Carpenter | 18 |
| Cook | 16 |
| Mason | 15 |
| Farm Servant | 14 |
| House Maid | 13 |
| Farmers Son | 13 |
| Errand Boy | 13 |
| Ag Lab | 12 |
| Scholar At Home | 12 |
| Farmer's Daughter | 11 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Whiting | 2,676 |
| Mary Whiting | 2,283 |
| John Whiting | 1,959 |
| George Whiting | 1,679 |
| Elizabeth Whiting | 1,550 |
| Sarah Whiting | 1,327 |
| Thomas Whiting | 1,222 |
| James Whiting | 1,189 |
| Henry Whiting | 1,002 |
| Charles Whiting | 990 |
| Ann Whiting | 803 |
| Emma Whiting | 713 |
| Eliza Whiting | 654 |
| Frederick Whiting | 641 |
| Jane Whiting | 637 |
| Ellen Whiting | 610 |
| Alice Whiting | 599 |
| Joseph Whiting | 570 |
| Emily Whiting | 513 |
| Alfred Whiting | 500 |
| Annie Whiting | 493 |
| Richard Whiting | 462 |
| Arthur Whiting | 456 |
| Samuel Whiting | 448 |
| Hannah Whiting | 441 |