Whitley Name Meaning: Originates from the Anglo-Saxon word 'hwit', meaning white and 'leah'meaning a wood clearing.
The surname Whitley was first seen after the Norman Conquest and would have been given to someone who had lived or was associated with one of the numerous settlements with this name. The settlements themselves receiving the name after them consisting of a clearing in a wood or a thin wood/meadow.
Discover how your Whitley 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 | 12 |
| Berkshire | 12 |
| Cambridgeshire | 13 |
| Channel Islands | 31 |
| Cheshire | 217 |
| Cornwall | 21 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 41 |
| Devon | 9 |
| Dorset | 16 |
| Durham | 66 |
| Essex | 44 |
| Gloucestershire | 10 |
| Hampshire | 20 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 39 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 2 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 150 |
| Lancashire | 345 |
| Leicestershire | 30 |
| Lincolnshire | 19 |
| London | 350 |
| Middlesex | 96 |
| Northumberland | 25 |
| Norfolk | 34 |
| Northamptonshire | 5 |
| Nottinghamshire | 52 |
| Oxfordshire | 44 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 2 |
| Shropshire | 11 |
| Suffolk | 1 |
| Somerset | 27 |
| Surrey | 54 |
| Sussex | 30 |
| Staffordshire | 73 |
| Warwickshire | 43 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 7 |
| Worcestershire | 35 |
| Yorkshire | 1,420 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 16 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 33 |
| Flintshire | 66 |
| Glamorgan | 27 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 8 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 62 |
| General Labourer | 41 |
| Dress Maker | 29 |
| Scholar | 24 |
| General Servant Domestic | 20 |
| Farmer | 20 |
| Worsted Weaver | 16 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 15 |
| Domestic Servant | 13 |
| Cotton Weaver | 13 |
| Cook Domestic | 12 |
| Woollen Weaver | 12 |
| Cotton Twiner | 12 |
| Draper Assistant | 10 |
| Dressmaker | 10 |
| Farm Labourer | 10 |
| Blacksmith | 9 |
| Coal Miner | 9 |
| Cotton Spinner | 9 |
| Grocer Assistant | 8 |
| Laundress Wash | 8 |
| Tailor | 8 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 8 |
| Worsted Spinner | 8 |
| Gardener Domestic | 8 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Whitley | 1,552 |
| John Whitley | 1,468 |
| William Whitley | 1,247 |
| Elizabeth Whitley | 949 |
| Sarah Whitley | 924 |
| Thomas Whitley | 842 |
| George Whitley | 690 |
| James Whitley | 589 |
| Ann Whitley | 552 |
| Joseph Whitley | 527 |
| Hannah Whitley | 439 |
| Henry Whitley | 386 |
| Jane Whitley | 380 |
| Charles Whitley | 363 |
| Martha Whitley | 322 |
| Annie Whitley | 307 |
| Emma Whitley | 304 |
| Edward Whitley | 303 |
| Ellen Whitley | 283 |
| Eliza Whitley | 280 |
| Robert Whitley | 263 |
| Alice Whitley | 233 |
| Arthur Whitley | 225 |
| Margaret Whitley | 206 |
| Samuel Whitley | 187 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wheatley | 75% | 43,277 |
| 2 | Whiteley | 88% | 39,129 |
| 3 | Whitley | 100% | 21,987 |
| 4 | Whatley | 86% | 8,924 |
| 5 | Wheatly | 57% | 3,317 |
| 6 | Whitely | 71% | 3,217 |
| 7 | Whateley | 75% | 1,132 |
| 8 | Whittley | 88% | 684 |
| 9 | Witley | 86% | 550 |
| 10 | Whitly | 86% | 503 |
| 11 | Whately | 57% | 313 |
| 12 | Whetley | 86% | 178 |
| 13 | Wheetley | 75% | 138 |
| 14 | Whatly | 71% | 111 |
The surname Whitley is the 3rd most popular variant of Wheatley.