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
Cotton Weaver 955
Living On Own Means 180
General Labourer 129
Cotton Winder 117
Cotton C Weaver 107
Cotton Spinner 106
Dress Maker 96
Scholar 87
Farmer 75
General Servant Domestic 73
Coal Miner Hewer 70
Domestic Servant 39
Charwoman 38
Dressmaker 37
Iron Moulder 37
Coal Miner 36
House Keeper 34
Cotton Card Room Hand 33
House Keeper Domestic 33
School 33
Butcher 31
Agricultural Labourer 31
House Painter 28
Woollen Weaver 28
Servant Domestic 27

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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