Origins of the Whittle surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 249North West 244Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 249East Midlands 182West Midlands 329East 144London 5202South East 395South West 250South Wales 63Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth Wales 25Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Whittles lived in london

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    7,300 Whittle Travel & migration records
    69,000 Whittles found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Whittle

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    666th most common surname in the UK

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

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    What are the most common Whittle first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Whittles

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

    Commmon female occupations for Whittles in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    741

    Dressmaker

    272

    Weaver

    184

    Weaver Cotton

    166

    House Keeper

    146

    Commmon male occupations for Whittles in 1921

    Coal Miner

    429

    Cotton Weaver

    286

    Farmer

    231

    General Labourer

    229

    Coal Miner Hewer

    223

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