Whittaker
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{{Infobox surname
| name = Whittaker
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| pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|lang|ˈ|w|ɪ|t|ə|k|ə}}
| gender =
| language = English
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| feminine =
| languageorigin = English
| origin = Anglo-Saxon
| derivation = "whit" (white) and "aecer" (cultivated soil)
| meaning = White cultivated soil{{Cite web|title=Surname Database: Whittaker Last Name Origin |url=https://surnamedb.com/surname/whittaker |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=The Internet Surname Database}}
| variant = Whitaker, Whitacre, Quitacre
| cognate =
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| region = England
}}
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=
- 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 1969), 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
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