Witney Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Witney Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Witney family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 101
Agricultural Labourer 13
Labourer 11
Farmers Son 9
Coal Miner 8
Lace Maker 8
Chair Turner 7
Domestic Servant 6
Cook 3
General Domestic Servant 3
General Servant 3
House Keeper 3
Laundress 3
Tailoress 3
Shoe Closer 3
Farmers Daughter 3
Railway Labourer 2
Stone Mason 2
Turner Wood 2
Carpenter 2
Farmer Of 18 Acres Employ 1 Man 1 Boy Pontterer 2
Hawker 2
Licensed Victualler 2
Railway Guard 2
Brush Trade 2

Witney Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Whitney 86% 11,667
2 Witney 100% 4,517
3 Watney 83% 488
4 Whittney 75% 141

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The surname Witney is the 2nd most popular variant of Whitney.

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