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Whitty History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Ireland United States Canada Australia New Zealand

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Citations

Whitty History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Ireland

Early Origins of the Whitty family

The surname Whitty was first found in Oxfordshire where the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 list early spelling of the name: Thomas ate Wytheg; William ate Wytheg; and Nicholas de la Wytheg. The same rolls listed Walter de la Wythege in Southamptonshire. "This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the white hay.' "1

Another early rolls included John Witege at Eynsham, Oxfordshire in 1186. Later, Bartholomew atte Withegh was found in the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex in 1332 and later again, Edmund de Whitehey was listed in the Assize Rolls for Essex in 1351. 2

Early History of the Whitty family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Whitty research. Another 58 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1097, 1305, 1493, 1586, 1630, 1659, 1755, 1769, 1835 and 1864 are included under the topic Early Whitty History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Whitty Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Whitty, Witty and others.

Early Notables of the Whitty family

Notable amongst the family name during their early history was

Mr. Thomas Whitty, a clothier, who developed the idea from an attempt to imitate the Turkey fabrics in Axminster, Devon in 1755. "Eventually he produced the finest carpets ever made in England

Whitty Ranking

In the United States, the name Whitty is the 15,950^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 3

Migration of the Whitty family to Ireland

Some of the Whitty family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 149 words (11 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Whitty migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Whitty Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

John Whitty, who settled in Virginia in 1656
Edward Whitty, who landed in Maryland in 1658 4
Percy Whitty, who arrived in Virginia in 1663 4
Richard Whitty, who landed in Maryland in 1665 4

Whitty Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Miles Whitty, aged 27, who arrived in New York in 1800 4
Nicholas Whitty, who landed in Indiana in 1852 4
Bess Whitty, aged 21, who arrived in New York in 1854 4
John Whitty, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1856

Whitty migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Whitty Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

James Whitty was a shoreman in possession of property at Tor Bay, Newfoundland, in 1764 5

Whitty Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Mary Whitty, aged 21, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1834 aboard the ship "Edwin" from Dublin, Ireland

Whitty migration to Australia +

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

Whitty Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. William Whitty, British Convict who was convicted in Jamaica for 14 years, transported aboard the "Canton" on 20th September 1839, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 6

Whitty 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:

Whitty Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

William Whitty, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Morning Star" in 1861
Mr. Whitty, British settler travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Hydaspes" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 28th October 1868 7
Mr. John Whitty, (b. 1839), aged 35, Irish farmer from Wexford travelling from London aboard the ship "Tweed" arriving in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 4th September 1874 8
Thomas Whitty, aged 30, a herder, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Isle of Bute" in 1879

Contemporary Notables of the name Whitty (post 1700) +

George Whitty, American musician /composer /producer /engineer
Jeff Whitty, American playwright
Edward Michael Whitty (1827-1860), English journalist, born in London, son of Michael James Whitty 9
Ernest Whitty (1907-1985), English professional footballer
Thomas Whitty (1713-1792), English carpet manufacturer who founded Axminster carpets in 1755
Dame May Whitty (1865-1948), Oscar-nominated English theatre and cinema actress
Ellen Whitty (1819-1892), better known by her religious name of Mother Vincent Whitty, an Irish nun
Michael James Whitty (1795-1873), Irish journalist, born in Wexford who "commenced his literary career in London" in 1821 9
Patrick Joseph Whitty (1894-1967), Irish nationalist politician and MP
Rose Whitty (1831-1911), Irish nun and foundress of convents
... (Another 4 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Whitty family +

Empress of Ireland

Mr. John Whitty, British Leading Fireman from United Kingdom who worked aboard the Empress of Ireland (1914) and survived the sinking 10
Mr. James Whitty, British Fireman from United Kingdom who worked aboard the Empress of Ireland (1914) and survived the sinking 10

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)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
Seary E.R., Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland, Montreal: McGill's-Queen's Universtity Press 1998 ISBN 0-7735-1782-0
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 17th December 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/canton
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). 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
Commemoration Empress of Ireland 2014. (Retrieved 2014, June 17) . Retrieved from http://www.empress2014.ca/seclangen/listepsc1.html