Whitehead Family History

Whitehead Surname Meaning

English: nickname from Middle English whit ‘white’ + hed ‘head’ (Old English hwít + hēafod) denoting a person with white or fair hair. Occasionally perhaps from Middle English whīt ‘white’ + hod ‘hood’ (Old English hwīt + hōd).

Irish: adopted by erroneous translation of Ó Ceanndubháin ‘descendant of the little black-headed one’ (see Canavan) as if from Gaelic ceann ‘head’ + bán ‘white’.

Americanized form (translation into English) of German Weisshaupt (see Weishaupt) or Weisskopf (see Weiskopf).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

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56K	Military Records
54K	Immigration Records
517K	Census and Voter Lists
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Where is the Whitehead family from?

You can see how Whitehead families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Whitehead family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Whitehead families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 7,164 Whitehead families living in Lancashire. This was about 36% of all the recorded Whitehead's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Whitehead families in 1891.

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What did your Whitehead ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General labourer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Whitehead. 7% of Whitehead men worked as a General labourer and 65% of Whitehead women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Whitehead were Bricklayer and Private means.

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General labourer

Builders labourer

Incapacitated

Bricklayer

Unpaid domestic duties

65%

Unpaid domestic

Housewife

Private means

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Census Record

There are 517K census records available for the last name Whitehead. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Whitehead census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 54K immigration records available for the last name Whitehead. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 56K military records available for the last name Whitehead. For the veterans among your Whitehead ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Whitehead lifespan?

Between 1941 and 2004, in the United States, Whitehead life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1946, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Whitehead in 1941 was 41, and 71 in 2004.

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Whitehead Surname Meaning

Irish: adopted by erroneous translation of Ó Ceanndubháin ‘descendant of the little black-headed one’ (see Canavan) as if from Gaelic ceann ‘head’ + bán ‘white’.

Americanized form (translation into English) of German Weisshaupt (see Weishaupt) or Weisskopf (see Weiskopf).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Whitehead family from?

What did your Whitehead ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

General labourer

Builders labourer

Incapacitated

Bricklayer

Unpaid domestic duties

65%

Unpaid domestic

Housewife

Private means

What Whitehead family records will you find?

What is the average Whitehead lifespan?

Between 1941 and 2004, in the United States, Whitehead life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1946, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Whitehead in 1941 was 41, and 71 in 2004.

Whitehead Family History

Whitehead Surname Meaning

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Whitehead Surname Meaning

2 million record(s) for Whitehead

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Where is the Whitehead family from?

What did your Whitehead ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Whitehead family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

You've only scratched the surface of Whitehead family history

What is the average Whitehead lifespan?

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