Whiteley Name Meaning: This is a variant of 'Whitley',habitational fom various places named hwit 'white' + leah 'clearing'.
The name is of English origin.The first recorded spelling is that of 'William De Witteleia',dated 1125.
Discover how your Whiteley ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 3 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 12 |
| Cambridgeshire | 4 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 159 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 6 |
| Derbyshire | 36 |
| Devon | 8 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 30 |
| Essex | 9 |
| Gloucestershire | 9 |
| Hampshire | 14 |
| Herefordshire | 7 |
| Hertfordshire | 5 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 20 |
| Lancashire | 1,020 |
| Leicestershire | 12 |
| Lincolnshire | 52 |
| London | 155 |
| Middlesex | 44 |
| Northumberland | 10 |
| Norfolk | 3 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 72 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 20 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 5 |
| Surrey | 25 |
| Sussex | 15 |
| Staffordshire | 32 |
| Warwickshire | 17 |
| Westmorland | 29 |
| Wiltshire | 2 |
| Worcestershire | 30 |
| Yorkshire | 4,326 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 3 |
| Flintshire | 6 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 2 |
| Monmouthshire | 2 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Woollen Weaver | 89 |
| Living On Own Means | 66 |
| Scholar | 65 |
| Cotton Weaver | 64 |
| Cotton Spinner | 63 |
| Dress Maker | 40 |
| Worsted Spinner | 36 |
| General Labourer | 30 |
| Cotton Reeler | 26 |
| Farmer | 26 |
| General Servant Domestic | 25 |
| Cotton Piecer | 23 |
| Cotton Winder | 21 |
| Cotton Twiner | 20 |
| Tailoress | 18 |
| Worsted Weaver | 18 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 17 |
| Cotton Card Room Hand | 17 |
| Tailor | 16 |
| Blacksmith | 16 |
| Woollen Spinner | 12 |
| Woollen Piecer | 12 |
| Cook Domestic | 11 |
| Cotton Twiner Piecer | 11 |
| Stone Quarryman | 11 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Whiteley | 2,764 |
| John Whiteley | 2,438 |
| William Whiteley | 1,919 |
| Sarah Whiteley | 1,786 |
| Elizabeth Whiteley | 1,415 |
| James Whiteley | 1,215 |
| Thomas Whiteley | 1,168 |
| Joseph Whiteley | 1,071 |
| George Whiteley | 1,050 |
| Hannah Whiteley | 1,018 |
| Ann Whiteley | 854 |
| Martha Whiteley | 657 |
| Emma Whiteley | 600 |
| Samuel Whiteley | 583 |
| Annie Whiteley | 580 |
| Charles Whiteley | 560 |
| Jane Whiteley | 519 |
| Henry Whiteley | 481 |
| Ellen Whiteley | 458 |
| Alice Whiteley | 456 |
| Arthur Whiteley | 454 |
| Eliza Whiteley | 421 |
| Benjamin Whiteley | 382 |
| Edith Whiteley | 311 |
| Robert Whiteley | 310 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wheatley | 63% | 43,277 |
| 2 | Whiteley | 100% | 39,129 |
| 3 | Whitley | 88% | 21,987 |
| 4 | Whatley | 75% | 8,924 |
| 5 | Wheatly | 50% | 3,317 |
| 6 | Whitely | 88% | 3,217 |
| 7 | Whateley | 88% | 1,132 |
| 8 | Whitly | 75% | 503 |
| 9 | Whately | 75% | 313 |
| 10 | Whetley | 75% | 178 |
| 11 | Wheetley | 63% | 138 |
| 12 | Whatly | 63% | 111 |
The surname Whiteley is the 2nd most popular variant of Wheatley.