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.
Discover how your Whittaker ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 25 |
| Buckinghamshire | 10 |
| Berkshire | 10 |
| Cambridgeshire | 48 |
| Channel Islands | 5 |
| Cheshire | 952 |
| Cornwall | 21 |
| Cumberland | 20 |
| Derbyshire | 443 |
| Devon | 33 |
| Dorset | 19 |
| Durham | 315 |
| Essex | 307 |
| Gloucestershire | 67 |
| Hampshire | 94 |
| Herefordshire | 60 |
| Hertfordshire | 56 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 6 |
| Isle of Man | 12 |
| Kent | 194 |
| Lancashire | 10,106 |
| Leicestershire | 162 |
| Lincolnshire | 115 |
| London | 516 |
| Middlesex | 134 |
| Northumberland | 118 |
| Norfolk | 132 |
| Northamptonshire | 42 |
| Nottinghamshire | 447 |
| Oxfordshire | 14 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 6 |
| Shropshire | 77 |
| Suffolk | 21 |
| Somerset | 95 |
| Surrey | 70 |
| Sussex | 39 |
| Staffordshire | 1,016 |
| Warwickshire | 301 |
| Westmorland | 13 |
| Wiltshire | 46 |
| Worcestershire | 187 |
| Yorkshire | 1,866 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 16 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 13 |
| Carmarthenshire | 2 |
| Denbighshire | 19 |
| Flintshire | 3 |
| Glamorgan | 115 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 14 |
| Monmouthshire | 73 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 1,676 |
| Cotton Weaver | 651 |
| Weaver | 162 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 114 |
| Labourer | 111 |
| Farm Labourer | 107 |
| Weaver Cotton | 89 |
| General Labourer | 88 |
| At Home | 80 |
| Dressmaker | 78 |
| Housekeeper | 74 |
| Farmer | 65 |
| None | 64 |
| Cotton Winder | 62 |
| Carter | 61 |
| Private Means | 58 |
| Shop Assistant | 57 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 54 |
| House Keeper | 51 |
| Clerk | 50 |
| At School | 47 |
| Cotton Spinner | 46 |
| Domestic Servant | 42 |
| Grocer | 39 |
| Bricklayer | 38 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Whittaker | 6,831 |
| John Whittaker | 6,342 |
| William Whittaker | 4,946 |
| James Whittaker | 4,293 |
| Elizabeth Whittaker | 3,823 |
| Thomas Whittaker | 3,416 |
| Sarah Whittaker | 3,404 |
| George Whittaker | 2,639 |
| Ann Whittaker | 2,119 |
| Alice Whittaker | 2,059 |
| Joseph Whittaker | 1,792 |
| Jane Whittaker | 1,767 |
| Ellen Whittaker | 1,555 |
| Robert Whittaker | 1,547 |
| Henry Whittaker | 1,443 |
| Margaret Whittaker | 1,372 |
| Hannah Whittaker | 1,326 |
| Annie Whittaker | 1,300 |
| Martha Whittaker | 1,198 |
| Charles Whittaker | 1,117 |
| Richard Whittaker | 1,056 |
| Emma Whittaker | 978 |
| Samuel Whittaker | 952 |
| Eliza Whittaker | 938 |
| Edward Whittaker | 800 |