The Whittinghan surname is a habitational name derived from places any of several places in Britain, which are in turn derived from the Old English terms "Hwita," meaning "white," and "ham," meaning "homestead."
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Early Origins of the Whittinghan family
The surname Whittinghan was first found in Lancashire at Whittingham, a township, in the ecclesiastical parish of Goosnargh, parish of Kirkham, hundred of Amounderness. "Warin de Whitington, who lived in the reign of John, held lands in the township, and his descendants held the manor in the reign of Edward II. The family long continued connected with the place; and a Richard Whittingham, who had two sons and a daughter, was living in the middle of the last century [(1700s)]." 1
Early History of the Whittinghan family
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Whittinghan Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Whittingham, Whitingham, Wittingham and others.
Early Notables of the Whittinghan family
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Migration of the Whittinghan family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Whittingham settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1630; William Whittingham settled in Boston in 1630; Thomas Whittingham arrived in St.Christopher in 1684..
