Surnames in England were originally largely derived from one of three sources. The location they were associated with, their occupation or the given name of their father. My Whitaker ancestors are no exception and fall into the first category of location based names.
Whitaker surname origins
May 29, 2009 at 4:00 am (Genealogy)
Tags: Whitacre, Whitaker, Whiteacre, Whittaker