Origins of the Whitfield surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1527North West 296Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 793East Midlands 86West Midlands 309East 194London 1304South East 247South West 123South Wales 12Mid Wales 8West WalesNorth Wales 16Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Whitfields lived in north-east

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    7,300 Whitfield Travel & migration records
    62,000 Whitfields found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Whitfield

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    720th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Whitfield surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Whitfield first names?

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    Common jobs for Whitfields

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Whitfields in 1921

    Dressmaker

    256

    General Servant Domestic

    177

    Domestic Servant

    159

    Laundress

    137

    House Servant

    130

    Common male occupations for Whitfields in 1921

    Coal Miner

    433

    Farmer

    332

    General Labourer

    250

    Agricultural Labourer

    195

    Coal Miner Hewer

    179

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