The liklihood these names are the same?

[Westy11]

Hello

I am researching my Whewhall [various] and was looking at an index in which the following 'similar' names were located at Twycross.

What do you think id the likelihood the variations are the same name with variations in spelling?

Wheywhaw- Whewhaw – Wheewhaw – Whewhaw – Wewhaw – Wheewall – Wheewaw – Wheywhal – Wheywall

Surnames begin in around 1650 onwards.

Westy

[janan]

I would say they are very likely to be variations of the same name- they all sound very similar

Jan

[Westy11]

Thanks janan

They do seem phonetically the same.

Westy

[DavidG02]

Also start thinking how they would be pronounced. Written word is easy but I see Hewhall or Hughall etc as well.

[Westy11]

I hadn't thought of those possibilities David..

Westy

[ansteynomad]

Whewell is pronounced Hughall.

[Westy11]

Now that is totally new to me and I have to say it sounds so much better than how I have been saying it ....wee wall 

Westy

[janan]

Now that is totally new to me and I have to say it sounds so much better than how I have been saying it ....wee wall 

Westy

As some of the variations have a double e, you are probably not alone