The whitaker Surname
whitaker Name Meaning and History
English: habitational name from any of various places named with
Old English hwit ‘white’ or hw?te ‘wheat’ +
æcer ‘cultivated land’, as for example Whitaker in
Lancashire and Whitacre in Warwickshire (both ‘white field’) or
Whiteacre in Kent and Wheatacre in Norfolk (both ‘wheat field’).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| I'm seeking Family Tree matches for Whitaker's in Wiltshire, England |
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| TOUT Nina WHITAKER 1877-1935 |
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| Whitaker/Whittaker KY/WV/OH |
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| Obit and Burial Info for Raymond B Whitaker |
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| Parentage of Prudence Whitaker of Rowan Co.(later Davie Co.) NC |
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| family tree | Lola Whitaker/Bechyne | 28 |
| Howard A. Whitaker | Patsy Price | 1 |
| John Whitaker - North Carolina - 1760? | Michael T. Will | 9 |
| Whitakers of Mo. |
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