Whiffen Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Whiffen Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Whiffen family

Profession Census Frequency
School 61
Farm Labourer 12
Assisting In Business 9
General Labourer 8
Domestic Servant 7
General Servant (domestic) 7
Labourer 6
Bricklayer 4
Licensed Victualler 4
No Occupation 4
Private Means 4
Cook (domestic) 4
Labourer General 4
At School 3
Labourer On Farm 3
None 3
School Girl 3
Barmaid 2
Carman 2
Daily House Work 2
Dressmaker 2
Greengrocers Errand Boy 2
Nil 2
Ploughman On Farm 2
Printer Assistant 2

Whiffen Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wiffen 86% 4,823
2 Whiffin 86% 2,924
3 Whiffen 100% 2,859
4 Wiffin 71% 2,275

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The surname Whiffen is the 3rd most popular variant of Wiffen.

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