Witney Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Witney Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Witney family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 95
Agricultural Labourer 19
Farm Labourer 12
Domestic Servant 10
General Labourer 7
Farmer 7
Labourer 5
Coal Miner 5
Lace Maker 4
Clerk 4
Brick Maker 4
Cabinet Chair Turner 3
Chair Maker Cabinet 3
Cook Domestic Servant 3
Living On Own Means 3
Hawker 3
House Keeper 3
General Servant 3
Corn Dealer 3
Soldier 3
Labourer On Highway Road Labourer 2
Laundress 2
Wood Turner 2
Farmer's Son 2
Grocer 2

Witney Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Whitney 86% 11,667
2 Witney 100% 4,517
3 Watney 83% 488
4 Whittney 75% 141

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The surname Witney is the 2nd most popular variant of Whitney.

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