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 | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 124 |
| Berkshire | 148 |
| Cambridgeshire | 35 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 29 |
| Cornwall | 34 |
| Cumberland | 8 |
| Derbyshire | 65 |
| Devon | 54 |
| Dorset | 25 |
| Durham | 68 |
| Essex | 221 |
| Gloucestershire | 254 |
| Hampshire | 189 |
| Herefordshire | 92 |
| Hertfordshire | 26 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 3 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 210 |
| Lancashire | 160 |
| Leicestershire | 62 |
| Lincolnshire | 152 |
| London | 1,041 |
| Middlesex | 170 |
| Northumberland | 9 |
| Norfolk | 177 |
| Northamptonshire | 237 |
| Nottinghamshire | 72 |
| Oxfordshire | 72 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 3 |
| Shropshire | 11 |
| Suffolk | 431 |
| Somerset | 118 |
| Surrey | 175 |
| Sussex | 239 |
| Staffordshire | 69 |
| Warwickshire | 142 |
| Westmorland | 5 |
| Wiltshire | 71 |
| Worcestershire | 38 |
| Yorkshire | 351 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 8 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 5 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 45 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 36 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 868 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 187 |
| General Labourer | 87 |
| Living On Own Means | 46 |
| Dress Maker | 45 |
| Domestic Servant | 45 |
| Labourer | 41 |
| Farm Labourer | 40 |
| Carpenter | 35 |
| General Servant | 35 |
| General Servant Domestic | 34 |
| Laundress | 28 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 24 |
| Farmer | 23 |
| Tailoress | 23 |
| House Keeper | 22 |
| Gardener | 21 |
| Clerk | 21 |
| Shoe Maker | 19 |
| Farm Servant | 18 |
| Errand Boy | 17 |
| Dressmaker | 16 |
| Baker | 16 |
| General Domestic Servant | 16 |
| Blacksmith | 15 |
| 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 |