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 | 21 |
| Buckinghamshire | 8 |
| Berkshire | 12 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 11 |
| Cheshire | 207 |
| Cornwall | 15 |
| Cumberland | 35 |
| Derbyshire | 104 |
| Devon | 39 |
| Dorset | 273 |
| Durham | 261 |
| Essex | 104 |
| Gloucestershire | 109 |
| Hampshire | 183 |
| Herefordshire | 9 |
| Hertfordshire | 23 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 21 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 76 |
| Lancashire | 4,879 |
| Leicestershire | 122 |
| Lincolnshire | 38 |
| London | 449 |
| Middlesex | 141 |
| Northumberland | 183 |
| Norfolk | 8 |
| Northamptonshire | 49 |
| Nottinghamshire | 158 |
| Oxfordshire | 15 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 21 |
| Shropshire | 25 |
| Suffolk | 52 |
| Somerset | 128 |
| Surrey | 156 |
| Sussex | 55 |
| Staffordshire | 283 |
| Warwickshire | 113 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 66 |
| Worcestershire | 121 |
| Yorkshire | 325 |
| Anglesey | 1 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 7 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 15 |
| Glamorgan | 70 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 55 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 791 |
| Cotton Weaver | 147 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 93 |
| Weaver | 76 |
| Private Means | 64 |
| Labourer | 57 |
| General Labourer | 45 |
| Dressmaker | 39 |
| Farm Labourer | 39 |
| At Home | 37 |
| Clerk | 35 |
| None | 35 |
| At School | 35 |
| Cotton Spinner | 35 |
| Farmer | 35 |
| Weaver Cotton | 34 |
| Housekeeper | 29 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 27 |
| Carter | 25 |
| Coal Miner (hewer) | 22 |
| Domestic Servant | 21 |
| House Keeper | 21 |
| Railway Clerk | 20 |
| Assisting In Business | 19 |
| Assisting In The Business | 19 |
| 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 |