Whitson Family History
Whitson Name Meaning
Scottish: patronymic from White as a personal name, or
translation of any of the many Gaelic names based on fionn
‘fair’ (see Finn 1) or bán ‘white’ (see Bain
1), as for example McLennan and McBain.
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Name Distribution of Whitson Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Whitson families
 84 - 166  29 - 83 |
 1 - 28  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Whitson families
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30 - 58 11 - 29 |
1 - 10 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Whitson families
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89 - 176 30 - 88 |
1 - 29 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Whitson Family Origin
Whitson Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Whitson
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Whitson Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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