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Whitbread Name Meaning

English:: metonymic occupational name from Middle English whit bred ‘white bread’ or whete bred ‘wheat bread’ denoting someone who baked or sold bread of the best quality made from wheat. nickname for someone with a white beard Middle English whīt berd.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Whitebread, Whitehead, Whitfield, Whitbeck, Whitted, Whited, White

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Where is the Whitbread family from?

You can see how Whitbread families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Whitbread family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1880 and 1920. The most Whitbread families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1880 there were 33 Whitbread families living in New York. This was about 61% of all the recorded Whitbread's in USA. New York had the highest population of Whitbread families in 1880.
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What did your Whitbread ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Salesman and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Whitbread. 23% of Whitbread men worked as a Salesman and 100% of Whitbread women worked as a Stenographer. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Salesman
    23%
  • Farmer
    23%
  • Chauffeur
    17%
  • Clerk
    17%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Stenographer
    100%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Whitbread. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Whitbread. For the veterans among your Whitbread ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Whitbread lifespan?

Between 1960 and 2004, in the United States, Whitbread life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1960, and highest in 1970. The average life expectancy for Whitbread in 1960 was 45, and 87 in 2004.

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