What Family History

You can see how What families moved over time by selecting different census years. The What family name was found in the USA, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most What families were found in USA in 1880, and Canada in 1911. In 1911 there were 8 What families living in Nova Scotia. This was about 89% of all the recorded What's in Canada. Nova Scotia had the highest population of What families in 1911.

Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the What surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.