Whittaker

English

"white field"

Whittaker Origin and Meaning

The name Whittaker is a boy's name of English origin meaning "white field".

If you discount the connection to the controversial Whittaker Chambers in the days of the Red Scare, Whittaker is a pleasant enough British surname with the preppyish nickname Whit.

Popularity of the name Whittaker

• 1266 Nameberry 2025

20 Names Similar to Whittaker

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• Gable
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• Digby
• Lonnie
• Tully
• Calhoun
• Fielding
• Keats
• Jonty
• Merle
• Salinger
• Tennyson
• Kipling
• Hardy
• Caldwell
• Beaumont
• Maxfield
• Yeats
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Famous People Named Whittaker

• Whittaker Chambers (born Jay Vivian Chambers) American writer, editor, and Communist figure
• Forest Whitaker American Actor

The name Whittaker in Pop Culture

• John Avery Whittaker "Whit " character from "Adventures in Odyssey" audio series