The whittingham Surname
whittingham Name Meaning and History
English and Scottish: habitational name from places in Lancashire,
Northumberland, and East Lothian, originally named in Old English as
Hwitingaham ‘homestead (Old English ham) of the
people of Hwita’, a byname meaning ‘white’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Frederick Whittingham b.1845 Wolves |
 drew1615
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| WHITTINGHAM in Staffs, Yorkshire | Ruth Gavaghan | 4 |
| thomas edward whittingham |
Lark24
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| WHITTINGHAMS of Cheshire & Shropshire |
GEOCASSELL
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| Whittingham's of Country Durham, England |
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| Sir Samford Whittingham |
janemiddleton1
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| Whittingham - YORKSHIRE | Steve Peters | 6 |
| Charles WHITTINGHAM & Hannah SMITH |
LORIAHANNA
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| Whittingham Census info | Liz Ruthven | 3 |
| Seeking Alfred Whittingham of 28th PVI, Co. E |
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