Whittle Name Meaning: A habitational name for any one of a number of places named 'Whittle'. Old English 'Hwit'meaning white + 'Hyll',meaning hill.
The name is of English origin.Another posible derivation is 'Hwit' white + 'wella' spring or stream. (dweller by the stream).White could have been descriptive for how clean & clear the stream may have been.
Discover how your Whittle 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 | 1 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 9 |
| Cheshire | 115 |
| Cornwall | 8 |
| Cumberland | 6 |
| Derbyshire | 11 |
| Devon | 6 |
| Dorset | 321 |
| Durham | 45 |
| Essex | 15 |
| Gloucestershire | 18 |
| Hampshire | 33 |
| Herefordshire | 6 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 28 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 42 |
| Lancashire | 2,220 |
| Leicestershire | 118 |
| Lincolnshire | 8 |
| London | 170 |
| Middlesex | 13 |
| Northumberland | 108 |
| Norfolk | 6 |
| Northamptonshire | 15 |
| Nottinghamshire | 103 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 28 |
| Shropshire | 11 |
| Suffolk | 22 |
| Somerset | 68 |
| Surrey | 11 |
| Sussex | 10 |
| Staffordshire | 74 |
| Warwickshire | 24 |
| Westmorland | 2 |
| Wiltshire | 61 |
| Worcestershire | 35 |
| Yorkshire | 71 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 3 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 3 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Labourer | 130 |
| Cotton Weaver | 91 |
| Weaver | 75 |
| Female Servant | 73 |
| Silk Weaver | 65 |
| Farmer | 63 |
| Labourer | 61 |
| Independent | 57 |
| Cotton Spinner | 42 |
| Shoe Maker | 27 |
| Male Servant | 27 |
| Cotton Piecer | 24 |
| Ag Lab | 18 |
| Frame Work Knitter | 15 |
| Coal Miner | 14 |
| Carpenter | 13 |
| Collier | 12 |
| Power Loom Weaver | 10 |
| Blacksmith | 9 |
| Grocer | 9 |
| Tanner | 9 |
| Clerk | 9 |
| Tailor | 9 |
| Butcher | 8 |
| Weaver Cotton | 8 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Whittle | 3,421 |
| Mary Whittle | 3,404 |
| William Whittle | 2,941 |
| Elizabeth Whittle | 2,229 |
| James Whittle | 2,201 |
| Thomas Whittle | 2,137 |
| Sarah Whittle | 1,420 |
| Ann Whittle | 1,315 |
| Margaret Whittle | 1,199 |
| George Whittle | 1,185 |
| Alice Whittle | 1,182 |
| Ellen Whittle | 1,130 |
| Jane Whittle | 1,117 |
| Joseph Whittle | 972 |
| Henry Whittle | 856 |
| Richard Whittle | 833 |
| Robert Whittle | 715 |
| Edward Whittle | 697 |
| Annie Whittle | 607 |
| Charles Whittle | 585 |
| Eliza Whittle | 524 |
| Hannah Whittle | 466 |
| Martha Whittle | 434 |
| Emma Whittle | 373 |
| Arthur Whittle | 352 |