Whittlesey

English

Alternative forms

  • (town): Whittlesea (an older spelling which is still used by the local railway station)
  • (surname): Whitsey

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Wittel + -s- + īeġ (island).

Proper noun

Whittlesey (countable and uncountable, plural Whittleseys)

  1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in Fenland district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL2797).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Whittlesey is the 24554th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1018 individuals. Whittlesey is most common among White (84.77%) individuals.

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