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There are approximately 24,649 people named Whittaker in the UK. That makes it the 404th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 390 are named Whittaker.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

Related and similar surnames

Whitaker
Whitacre
Whittiker
Whitacker
Whiitaker
Whitaiker
Whitackers
Whitacer
Whitackar
Whitacar
Whiattaker
Whitacur
Whitacers
Whitacor
Whiotaker
Whiataker
Whitacure
Whitacare
Whaittaker
Whhittaker
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Whitacars
Whiattker
Whattaker

The Whittaker surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Local) The north part of a graveyard allotted to the poor was called whittaker, from wite, a penalty, and acre,--a place of burial for criminals. A culprit who could not discharge the penalty or wite became a "witetheow," and was buried in the wite-acre. Bailey defines Whittaker "the north-east part of a flat or shoal--the middle ground."

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

WHITTAKER. See Whitaker. WHITTEN. See Whitton.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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