Witter Surname
Approximately 12,380 people bear this surname
Witter Surname Definition:
(Anglo-Scand.) Wise, Prudent [Late Old English witter, Old Norse uitr] (English) v. Wither (Wit-her).
Witter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,753 | 1:63,003 | 7,373 |
| Jamaica | 1,959 | 1:1,465 | 249 |
| Germany | 1,942 | 1:41,455 | 5,465 |
| England | 1,195 | 1:46,626 | 5,867 |
| Brazil | 392 | 1:546,108 | 20,459 |
| Canada | 331 | 1:111,316 | 11,908 |
| Netherlands | 312 | 1:54,126 | 9,292 |
| Australia | 96 | 1:281,205 | 25,117 |
| Ireland | 59 | 1:79,813 | 4,719 |
| France | 42 | 1:1,581,493 | 147,826 |
| Poland | 36 | 1:1,055,799 | 73,637 |
| Switzerland | 33 | 1:248,876 | 20,666 |
| Guyana | 30 | 1:25,407 | 2,928 |
| New Zealand | 22 | 1:205,833 | 20,770 |
| Costa Rica | 17 | 1:281,181 | 3,072 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Venezuela | 16 | 1:1,887,755 | 23,347 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:193,408 | 12,484 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Cayman Islands | 8 | 1:7,987 | 922 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Montserrat | 2 | 1:2,474 | 299 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 16 | 1:276,867 | 11,455 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 308 | 1:79,141 | 8,540 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,344 | 1:37,365 | 4,424 |
Witter (137) may also be a first name.
Witter Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-Scand.) Wise, Prudent [Late Old English witter, Old Norse uitr] (English) v. Wither (Wit-her).
(Dutch.) A whitener, a fuller, bleacher.
Witter Demographics
Witter Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Witter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Witter Come From? nationality or country of origin
Witter occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Witter? popularity and diffusion
Witter is the 42,165th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 588,655 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Witter reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 790,880th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 137 people.
It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 5,753 people, or 1 in 63,003. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 12 percent reside, Florida, where 9 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Witter exists in 58 countries. It is also found in Jamaica, where 16 percent reside and Germany, where 16 percent reside.
Witter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Witter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Witter last name increased 428 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 388 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 369 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Witter Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (63%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Witter last name are 17.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.12% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Witter earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.02% more than the national average, earning 415,356 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 156.51% more than the national average, earning R 609,576 per year; in United States they earn 3.91% more than the national average, earning $44,838 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.58% more than the national average, earning $51,958 CAD per year.
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