whiting - Surname

European codfish (Merlangius merlangus) widely distributed in shallow shelf waters from N Norway to the Black Sea; length up to 70 cm/28 in. (Family: Gadidae.) The name is also used for a popular food and game fish of the W North Atlantic (Menticirrhus saxatilis. Family: Sciaenidae.)

Whiting is the name of several species of fish, see whiting (fish).

Whiting (fish) is harvested by the Pacific Whiting Conservation Cooperative.

The are several small towns called Whiting in the United States of America:

Whiting, Indiana Whiting, Iowa Whiting, Kansas Whiting, Maine Whiting, Vermont Whiting, Wisconsin

Also listed on GNIS are:

Whiting, Missouri Whiting, New Jersey Whiting, Wyoming

Surname

Whiting is also a surname.

Charlie Whiting is the FIA Formula One Race Director and head of the F1 Technical Department Danny Whiting, fictional character John Whiting Justin Rice Whiting Leonard Whiting Margaret Whiting, traditional pop music singer, daughter of Richard Whiting Napoleon Whiting Nathan Whiting Richard Whiting, writer of popular songs, father of Margaret Whiting Richard A. Whiting Roy Whiting William Whiting William F. Whiting William Whiting (politician) William Whiting II (politician)

Some things are named in the memory of people called Whiting: see for example Whiting Writers' Award.