The Witter surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,268 people carried this name — #7,776 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 69,000 people counted. That is up 8% from 3,961 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Witter surname
From Middle English Witere, Wytere, Whittere, Whytere (surname), from Middle English whitere (“a bleacher, caulker, whitewasher”), equivalent to white + -er.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Witter» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 58 people named Witter.
14 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Witter,
with a public archive behind them.
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Daniel P. Witter 1852–1930 · politician -
Isaac P. Witter 1873–1942 · businessperson -
Daniel Witter 1601–1675 · Anglican priest
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Wilhelm Witter 1866–1949 · historian
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Dean G. Witter 1887–1969 · businessperson
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Ray Witter 1896–1983 · American football player
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Witter.
- Witas 150 · U.S. census
- Witczak 674 · U.S. census
- Witek 1,414 · U.S. census
- Witkowski 5,662 · U.S. census
- Witt 31,575 · U.S. census
- Witte 9,816 · U.S. census
- Wittig 2,365 · U.S. census
- Wittmann 1,552 · U.S. census
- Wittmer 1,863 · U.S. census
- Wittner 632 · U.S. census
- Wittwer 1,390 · U.S. census
- Witwicki 118 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Witter is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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