Whittaker Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Whittaker Name Meaning: An Anglo-Saxon name taken from the the words 'hwit' meaning 'white' and 'aecer' meaning cultivated land/field'.

A name given to someone who worked or owned wheat fields or areas of land for cultivation. The surname may have also been taken from a place of a similar name.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Whittaker Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Whittaker family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 2,006
Cotton Weaver 919
Coal Miner 202
General Labourer 140
Cotton Winder 111
Agricultural Labourer 92
Cotton Spinner 92
Living On Own Means 90
Dress Maker 89
Farmer 86
Labourer 80
Living On Her Own Means 69
Domestic Servant 61
House Keeper 61
Carter 57
Farm Labourer 47
Cotton Operative 45
Grocer 45
Blacksmith 45
General Servant Domestic 38
Joiner 37
General Servant 36
Clerk 35
Cotton Piecer 33
Woollen Weaver 29

Whittaker Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Whittaker 100% 92,118
2 Whitaker 89% 68,451
3 Whitacre 56% 607
4 Whiteaker 89% 243
5 Whitetaker 90% 188
6 Whitteker 89% 179

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