The whittaker Surname

whittaker Name Meaning and History

English: variant spelling of Whitaker.

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The whittaker name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the whittaker family name as far back in history as possible.

whittaker Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of whittaker Families in the US in 1920

Number of whittaker families

130-257

44-129

1-43

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Whittaker from PA	SheilaJohnston88	10
Kenneth Wm. WHITTAKER	wozcav	0
Looking for Ancestry Member: DEEWHITT530	wozcav	0
Help finding info on Nellie Ann Whittaker, born in Indiana	gguest137	0
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A.J.Wozencroft	wozcav	0
Hannah Whittaker of NC or VA	oclarke11	0
Cheshire England Whittakers	whittaker121	1
John Robert Whittaker	Gary Whittaker	21
WHITTAKER Frank 1889 1950 Texas pfc 64 Artillery CAC W W I	t42swisher_dencotx	0

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