Origins of the Whiting surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 122North West 53Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 312East Midlands 258West Midlands 190East 586London 1610South East 925South West 441South Wales 104Mid Wales 19West Wales 5North Wales 25Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Whitings lived in london

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    8,600 Whiting Travel & migration records
    63,000 Whitings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Whiting

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    749th most common surname in the UK

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

    Who were Whitings most likely to marry?

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    What are the most common Whiting first names?

    William

    John

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Whitings

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

    Common female occupations for Whitings in 1921

    Dressmaker

    265

    Laundress

    206

    General Servant Domestic

    162

    Domestic Servant

    153

    Servant

    125

    Common male occupations for Whitings in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    519

    Farm Labourer

    284

    General Labourer

    262

    Carpenter

    208

    Bricklayer

    154

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