Whyte Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Whyte Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Whyte family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 14
Scholar 9
Clerk 5
Cook Domestic 5
General Servant Domestic 5
Mariner Engineer 5
Journalist 4
Student 4
Commercial Clerk 4
Cotton Weaver 4
Dressmaker 4
General Labourer 4
Plumber 4
Laundress 4
School 4
Insurance Clerk 3
House Keeper Domestic 3
Housemaid Domestic 3
Paper Maker 3
Police Constable 3
Housekeeper Domestic 3
Gunner Royal Artillery 3
Bricklayer 3
School Teacher 3
Cotton Mill Reeler 2

Whyte Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 White 80% 654,575
2 Wight 20% 6,222
3 Whyte 100% 4,955
4 Whitte 67% 410
5 Whyat 60% 142
6 White House 36% 104

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The surname Whyte is the 3rd most popular variant of White.

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