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Why is there no name history for Whatmough.......Where does it originate from etc.... The name means Son or son in law of Walter.......Who is Walter ?.....HELLLLLLLLLLP !!!!!!!

I Googled & found this-

Surname: Whatmough
This curious and rare name, found mainly in Yorkshire, is of early medieval English origin, and derives from a distinguishing name for someone who was related in some way to a bearer of the male given name "Wat(t)". The latter was very popular in medieval Britain, and is a short form of Walter, the male personal name introduced into England by the Normans after the Conquest of 1066 in the forms "Walt(i)er" and "Waut(i)er", adopted from the Old Germanic name composed of the elements "wald", rule, with "heri, hari", army. The second element of the surname Watmough is derived from the Middle English term "maugh, mough", used of various relatives, normally those connected by marriage rather than by blood, so that the surname is often taken to mean "Wat's brother-in-law", but may also refer to another relative of either sex. Other examples of this type of name in Yorkshire and Lancashire are Hickmott or Hitchmough, and William Robertmogh, recorded in Lancashire in 1332. One Myles Watmough was recorded as vicar of Medomsley, Durham, in 1582. The modern surname forms are W(h)atmough, W(h)atmaugh, W(h)atmuff and Whar(t)mouth. A Coat of Arms granted to a family of the name depicts three green branches of wheat on a silver shield; the Crest is a black ferret passant collared gold, lined red. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Robert Watmaghe, which was dated 1379, in the "Poll Tax Returns of Yorkshire", during the reign of King Richard 11, known as "Richard of Bordeaux", 1377 - 1399. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

I just googled and ancestry has a book you can purchase about the Whatmough name

heres what it says about the book

The Whatmough Name in History is a customized book offering a unique blend of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary about the Whatmough name. The book is just one of an entire series of family name books in the Our Name in History collection. Each book in the collection is printed on demand and is compiled from hundreds of millions of records from the world's largest online resource of family history, Ancestry.com. This particular book follows the Whatmough family name through history and makes the perfect gift for your family members and anyone interested in the Whatmough name. In the book you'll find out about where people with the Whatmough last name originated. You may discover the countries and ports they left behind, the ships they sailed and more. You'll get a better idea of where people sharing the Whatmough name settled and where they may reside today in the United States, Canada, England and other countries. You'll get all this information and much more in your Whatmough family name book.

Hope that helps :o)

I used to be mates with
Dav Whatmough the cricket player.

Thanx ppl already got the meaning son or son inlaw of walter but nothin else... thanks for the info... who is Dav Whatmough can be a relation if he is I disown him for playin cricket...LOL :)

Note the change of name...But its true don't seem to be gettin anywhere with my tree

i knew a Peter Watmough many years ago from Wake field, West Yorks !

Australian cricketer.
Later coach of Sri Lanka.

Take it he's loaded then maybe I won't disownhim then Mick from the bush...LOL

Don't think thats a relation Stella all my Whatmough relations where in Shaw Rochdale area... But lookin for Uncles and Aunts w Yorks and theyre all Smiths Gawd NIGHTMARE

Nah - the mongrel pinched another mates
girlfriend in 1974 - havent spoken to him since- lol

Thanks for the info Jax will be looking into gettin that

You shoulda kicked him in the GOOGLIES and scored a bye LOL