Whitling Family History
Whitling Name Meaning
English:: probably from the Middle English personal name Witling (from Old English Wihtling the first element of which is wiht ‘creature’). Witling might alternatively be from a short form Wihtla of the Old English personal name Wihtlāc from which was formed Wihtling ‘son of Wihtla’; or Wihtling might simply have been a pet form of Wihtlāc. alternatively a habitational name from Whitlinge in Hartlebury (Worcestershire). The placename derives from Old English hwīt ‘white’ + hlinc ‘ridge’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022