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Whittle History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables World Ranking

Ireland United States Canada Australia New Zealand

Contemporary Notables Related Stories Citations

Whittle History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Ireland

Early Origins of the Whittle family

The surname Whittle was first found in Lancashire where the name was derived from the place name Whittle-in-the-Woods, a township in the parish of Leyland. There are also "hamlets and townships in Northumberland and Derbyshire." 1 "There are five townships bearing this singular name, two of which are in Lancashire, two in Northumberland, and one in Derbyshire." 2

Looking at census records in the late 1800's, the hamlet of Whittle in Derbyshire was the most populous with 2,284 people living there at that time, followed by Whittle in Northumberland with 56 and another Whittle in Northumberland with 31 people. The aforementioned Whittle-in-the-Woods or Whittle-Le-Woods is perhaps the most interesting. "One-half of the manor was granted about the reign of Henry I. to Gilbert de Witul." However, he passed the estate to "Richard le Butler; and by marriage with the heiresses of John Butler, it came to the families of Standish of Duxbury, and Anderton of Clayton." 3

Early entries in various rolls were infrequent as we must look to the Wills at Chester to find the following entries: John Whittle, of Chorley, Lancashire in 1581; and Robert Whittle, of Leyland in 1617. 1

Whittlesey is a village, in the hundred of North Witchford, Isle of Ely, county of Cambridge. "This place, called Witesie in Domesday Book, is supposed to have been a Roman station from the traces of a military way, and the numerous relics of antiquity discovered in the neighbourhood. " 3

William Whittlesey or Wittlesey (d. 1374), was Archbishop of Canterbury, "though doubtless a native of the Cambridgeshire village whose name he bore. " 4

Early History of the Whittle family

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Whittle Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Whittall, Whittell, Whittle, Wittle, Whyttel, Whyttall, Whyttle, Wyttle, Wittall, Wittel, Wittell and many more.

Early Notables of the Whittle family

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Whittle World Ranking

In the United States, the name Whittle is the 3,273^rd most popular surname with an estimated 9,948 people with that name. 5 However, in Newfoundland, Canada, the name Whittle is ranked the 606^th most popular surname with an estimated 75 people with that name. 6 And in the United Kingdom, the name Whittle is the 735^th popular surname with an estimated 9,135 people with that name. 7

Migration of the Whittle family to Ireland

Some of the Whittle family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 33 words (2 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Whittle migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Whittle Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Thomas Whittle, aged 18, who arrived aboard the ship "Confidence" in 1638 in New England and Boston stated. 8
William Whittle, who landed in Maryland in 1646 8
Magdalen Whittle, who landed in Maryland in 1646 8
Susan Whittle, who landed in Maryland in 1657 8
George Whittle, who arrived in Maryland in 1658 8
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Whittle Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Richard Whittle, aged 24, who landed in New England in 1774 8

Whittle Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

James Whittle, aged 33, who arrived in Massachusetts in 1813 8
J Whittle, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 8
Maria Whittle, aged 28, who landed in New York in 1862 8

Whittle migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Whittle Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Private. Richard Whittle U.E. born in Kildare, Ireland who settled in Essex, Essex County, Ontario c. 1784 then listed as in Kingston, Ontario in later years he served in Butler's Rangers, married to Marie Joseph Eusebe Thibaut in 1775 having 6 children was a Tailor 9

Whittle migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Whittle Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. John Whittle, English convict who was convicted in Derbyshire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Canada" on 23rd April 1819, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 10
Mr. William Whittle, British Convict who was convicted in Leicestershire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Coromandel" on 27th October 1819, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 11
John Whittle, English convict from Worcester, who was transported aboard the "Asia" on October 22nd, 1824, settling in New South Wales, Australia 12
Mr. John Whittle, English convict who was convicted in York, Yorkshire, England for life, transported aboard the "Exmouth" on 3rd March 1831, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 13
Mr. James Whittle, English convict who was convicted in Chester, Cheshire, England for life, transported aboard the "Aurora" on 3rd November 1833, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 14
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Whittle migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Whittle Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Whittle, British settler travelling from Gravesend, UK aboard the ship "Blundell" arriving in Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 21st September 1848 15
Charles Whittle, aged 34, a farm labourer, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Rooparell" in 1874
Maria Whittle, aged 35, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Rooparell" in 1874
Ann M. Whittle, aged 4, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Rooparell" in 1874
Christina Whittle, aged 3, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Rooparell" in 1874

Contemporary Notables of the name Whittle (post 1700) +

Jason Whittle (b. 1975), American professional (NFL) football player
Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle OM, KBE, CB, FRS (1907-1996), English aeronautical engineer, Royal Air Force officer, inventor of the jet engine
John Woods Whittle VC, DCM (1882-1946), Australian WWI recipient of the Victoria Cross for heroic deeds in 1917
Peter Armstrong Whittle (1789-1866), Lancashire antiquary, born at Inglewhite in the parish of Goosnargh, Lancashire 16
Brigadier Wilford William Whittle (1892-1964), Australian Deputy Master-General of Ordnance, Army Headquarters from 1940 to 1945 17
Peter Whittle FRS (b. 1927), New Zealand mathematician and statistician
Major-General Harold Whittle Blakeley (1893-1966), American Commanding Officer, 4th Division, North-West Europe (1944-1946) 18

Citations +

Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
The order of Common Surnames in 1955 in Newfoundland retrieved on 20th October 2021 (retrieved from Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland by E.R. Seary corrected edition ISBN 0-7735-1782-0)
"UK surname ranking." UK Surname map, https://www.surnamemap.eu/unitedkingdom/surnames_ranking.php?p=10
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 9th December 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/canada
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 12th March 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/coromandel
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2016, October 27) Asia 1 voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1824 with 9 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/asia/1824
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 25th May 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/exmouth
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 20th August 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/aurora
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 30 Jan. 2019
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, September 8) Wilford Whittle. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Whittle/Wilford_William/Australia.html
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 6) Harold Blakeley. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Blakeley/Harold_Whittle/USA.html