Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
WHITING
There are approximately 12,187 people named Whiting in the UK. That makes it the 832nd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 193 are named Whiting.
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
WhittingWhiteing
Whiiting
Whitiing
Whighting
Whightinge
Whitingam
Whitin
Whithing
Whitingale
Whitingate
Whitingame
Whitaing
Whaiting
Whieting
Wheiting
Whitewing
Whitingash
Whhiting
Whitine
Whiteting
Whightin
The Whiting surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Sax.) The white or fair offspring. The Saxon termination ing, denoted offspring or child, as Cuthing, the child of Cuth, Dun-ning, the brown offspring, &c.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
WHITING. Tlie patronymical form of White. Comp. Browning.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.