Whiteley Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Many Whiteley families will find their roots under Whitley, the form most records use. The family name meaning is “White clearing”, the same as for Whitley.

Arms associated with the name

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

Spelling and variants

Whiteley adds “e” to Whitley, a small change that appeared as the name was written down. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. The same family of names includes Whitly.

Whiteley ranked 6,935 in the 2010 US Census, with 4,834 people answering to the name. Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Whittle and Wheatley. For the full story, order the Whiteley surname pack.