Origins of the Whiteley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 41North West 181Isle of Man 11Yorkshire 4259East Midlands 94West Midlands 55East 34London 1209South East 78South West 28South WalesMid Wales 7West Wales 1North Wales 23Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Whiteleys lived in yorkshire

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    5,800 Whiteley Travel & migration records
    54,000 Whiteleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Whiteley

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    913th most common surname in the UK

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

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    What are the most common Whiteley first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Whiteleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Whiteleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    187

    Woollen Weaver

    187

    Cotton Weaver

    151

    Worsted Spinner

    137

    Cotton Reeler

    131

    Commmon male occupations for Whiteleys in 1921

    Cotton Spinner

    251

    Cotton Piecer

    160

    Woollen Weaver

    144

    Joiner

    138

    Coal Miner

    124

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