Surname Spotlight: Whiteaker

Whiteaker is best understood alongside Whitaker: both are English spellings of one family name. At root, the name means “White field”.

Spelling and variants

Whiteaker adds “e” to Whitaker, a small change that crept in as the name was written down. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. You may also find the name written Whittaker and Whitacre.

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Whiteaker with 1,886 bearers, at rank 15,520.

Heraldry and the Whiteaker name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Whiteaker, so the heraldry linked to Whitaker is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Get the complete Whiteaker report, with a museum-style coat of arms.