Whittaker

This article is about the name. For other uses, see Whittaker (disambiguation). For names with a similar spelling, see Whitaker. For other uses with a similar spelling, see Whitaker (disambiguation).

Whittaker

Pronunciation	English: /ˈwɪtəkə/
Language	English
Origin
Language	English
Word/name	Anglo-Saxon
Derivation	"whit" (white) and "aecer" (cultivated soil)
Meaning	White cultivated soil [1]
Region of origin	England
Other names
Variant forms	Whitaker, Whitacre, Quitacre

Whittaker is a surname of English origin, meaning 'white acre', and a given name. Variants include Whitaker and Whitacre. People with the name include:

Surname

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• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• P
• R
• S
• T
• V
• W

A

• Aaron Whittaker (born 1968), New Zealand rugby player
• Al Whittaker (1918–2006), American business organizer
• Alison Whittaker, Australian poet
• Allien Whittaker (born 1983), Jamaican footballer
• Andrew Whittaker (engineer) (born 1956), American engineer
• Andy Whittaker, British film distributor
• Anthony Whittaker (born 1968), American composer
• Arnie Whittaker (1879–1955), English footballer

B

• Ben Whittaker (born 1989), Australian rugby union footballer
• Benjamin Whittaker (born 1997), English boxer
• Bernard Whittaker (1865–??), English footballer
• Bill Whittaker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Bob Whittaker (born 1939), American politician
• Brian Whittaker (1956–1997), Scottish footballer

C

• Charles Whittaker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Craig Whittaker (born 1962), British politician
• Cynthia Whittaker (1942–2023), American academic

D

• Dale Whittaker (born 1961), American academic administrator
• David Whittaker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Desmond Whittaker (1925–1966), Indian cricketer
• Dick Whittaker (1934–1998), Irish footballer

E

• Edgar Whittaker, English footballer
• Edwin Whittaker (1834–1880), English cricketer
• Enos Whittaker (1888–1959), English footballer
• Esmé Whittaker, British art historian
• E. T. Whittaker (1873–1956), English mathematician

F

• Fozzy Whittaker (born 1989), American football player
• Frank Whittaker (1894–1961), Indian bishop
• Fred Whittaker (disambiguation), multiple people

G

• Gavin Whittaker (1970–2017), Australian rugby league footballer
• Geoff Whittaker (1916–1997), English cricketer
• Geoffrey Owen Whittaker (1932–2015), British civil servant
• George Whittaker (disambiguation), multiple people

H

• Harvey Whittaker (1875–1937), English footballer
• Huey Whittaker (born 1981), American football player

I

• Ian Whittaker (1928–2022), British set designer
• Ike Whittaker (born 1935), Australian footballer

J

• Jace Whittaker (born 1995), American football player
• Jack Whittaker (disambiguation), multiple people
• James Whittaker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jason Whittaker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jeff Whittaker (born 1940), New Zealand politician
• Jim Whittaker (born 1929), American mountaineer
• Jodie Whittaker (born 1982), English actress
• John Macnaghten Whittaker (1905-1984), British mathematician, son of Edmund Taylor Whittaker
• John Whittaker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Johnson Chesnut Whittaker (1858–1931), American military student
• Joseph Whittaker (1813–1894), English botanist

K

• Kai Whittaker (born 1985), German politician

L

• Leon Whittaker (born 1985), Caymanian footballer
• Lou Whittaker (1929–2024), American mountaineer

M

• Maria Whittaker (born 1968), English glamour model
• Mark Whittaker (born 1965), Australian journalist
• Meredith Whittaker, American researcher
• Michael Whittaker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Morgan Whittaker (born 2001), English footballer

N

• Neil Whittaker (born 1956), Australian rugby union footballer
• Nicholas Whittaker (born 1953), British writer
• Noel Whittaker (born 1940), Australian columnist

P

• Paul Whittaker (born 1957), Australian cricketer
• Paul Whittaker (newspaper editor), Australian newspaper editor
• Patricia Whittaker, West Indian cricketer

R

• Ray Whittaker (born 1945), English footballer
• Rebecca Whittaker, Canadian politician
• Red Whittaker (born 1948), American robot scientist
• Robert Whittaker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Roger Whittaker (1936–2023), Kenyan-British singer-songwriter
• Ron Whittaker (born 1971), American golfer

S

• Sally Whittaker (born 1963), British soap opera actress
• Sammy Whittaker (1888–1952), English footballer
• Sandra Whittaker (born 1963), British sprinter
• Sheelagh Whittaker (born 1947), Canadian business executive
• Spen Whittaker (1871–1910), English football manager
• Stanley Whittaker (born 1994), American basketball player
• Stephen Whittaker (1947–2003), British actor and director
• Steve Whittaker, American professor
• Steven Whittaker (born 1984), Scottish footballer
• Stuart Whittaker (born 1975) English football player

T

• Thomas Whittaker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Tony Whittaker (1932–2016), British politician
• Trevor Whittaker (born 1942), English professor

V

• Victor P. Whittaker (1919–2016), British biochemist

W

• Walt Whittaker (1894–1965), American baseball player
• Walter Whittaker (1878–1917), English footballer
• William Whittaker (disambiguation), multiple people

Given name

• Whittaker Chambers (1901–1961), American writer, witness in Alger Hiss espionage case

Familly

• Whittaker Family, commonly described as the most inbred family in the United States

References

1. "Surname Database: Whittaker Last Name Origin". The Internet Surname Database. Retrieved 2025-04-06.