Whitwell Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Whitwell Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Whitwell family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 177
Agricultural Labourer 28
Living On Own Means 12
Farmer 12
General Labourer 8
Cotton Weaver 8
Living On Her Own Means 8
Dress Maker 7
Farm Servant 6
Farm Labourer 6
Shoe Finisher 6
General Servant 5
Coal Miner 5
General Servant Domestic 5
Laundress 5
Lace Maker 4
Butcher 4
Labourer 4
Gardener 4
Retired Farmer 4
No Occupation 4
Assistant 3
Nil 3
Shoe Maker 3
Iron Worker 3

Whitwell Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Whitwell 100% 6,584
2 Whitewell 89% 804
3 Witwell 88% 117

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The surname Whitwell is the most popular version of all its varients

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