The whistler Surname
whistler Name Meaning and History
English: from an agent derivative of Middle English whistle
(Old English hwistle, of imitative origin), hence an
occupational name for a player on a pipe or flute, or possibly a
nickname for an habitual whistler.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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