Witter Surname

42,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,380 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Witter Surname Definition:

(Anglo-Scand.) Wise, Prudent [Late Old English witter, Old Norse uitr] (English) v. Wither (Wit-her).

Witter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,7531:63,0037,373
Jamaica1,9591:1,465249
Germany1,9421:41,4555,465
England1,1951:46,6265,867
Brazil3921:546,10820,459
Canada3311:111,31611,908
Netherlands3121:54,1269,292
Australia961:281,20525,117
Ireland591:79,8134,719
France421:1,581,493147,826
Poland361:1,055,79973,637
Switzerland331:248,87620,666
Guyana301:25,4072,928
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Costa Rica171:281,1813,072
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Wales161:193,40812,484
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
China31:455,773,85521,925
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Montserrat21:2,474299
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Dominica11:75,891912
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Guam11:160,1214,893
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Macau11:601,6301,582
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3081:79,1418,540
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3441:37,3654,424

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).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Dutch.) A whitener, a fuller, bleacher.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whitter922,382/
Wittert92142/
Wittier9221/
Wietter9212/
Wittger926/
Woitter925/
Witther921/
Wihtter921/
Wuitter921/
Weitter920/
Waitter920/
Witteer920/
Wittear920/
Witer91363/
Whittier864,057/
Whittear8611/
Woittier869/
Whitteir861/
Whittert861/
Whitther861/
Whistter860/
Whittere860/
Whitteer860/
Whitterd860/
Bitter8311,726/
Wetter836,899/
Wither83752/
Whiter83702/
Weiter83667/
Vitter83492/
Waiter83330/
Wieter83274/
Widter8342/
Wutter8316/
Witere8310/
Witier838/
Wuiter831/
Wittjr831/
Wytter831/
Wioter831/
Woiter831/
Wihter831/
Witeur830/
Witeir830/
Wittir830/
Witterová801/
Whitear77632/
Whetter77627/
Waitere77258/
Beitter77114/
Woitier77103/
Weitere7785/
Weitert7750/
Hwaiter7748/
Vittert7724/
Wetther7721/
Withier7719/
Weatter7715/
Whitejr7713/
Wuetter7713/
Whitier7712/
Whither7711/
Bitther7710/
Wettere779/
Weither778/
Vittier777/
Whitesr776/
Baitter775/
Waitier775/
Whiterd775/
Waither774/
Bittter774/
Witeire773/
Withere772/
Whiteer772/
Huitter772/
Bitteir771/
Withert771/
Wiehter771/
Wieterz771/
Whiteur771/
Whytter771/
Wiether771/
Bittear771/
Whaiter771/
Witherd770/
Wettier770/
Witherz770/
Whittir770/
Whiteir770/
Whieter770/
Woister770/
Witheer770/
Wuither770/
Biter735,208/
Viter731,551/
Weter73472/
Witir7345/
Witre7310/
Wyter734/
Uiter733/
Wuter730/
Wuijster71164/
Whithear71162/
Wuithier7172/
Wisteard7170/
Whiteard7136/
Woithier7112/
Whithert711/
Wichther711/
Wheatter711/
Weistert711/
Whettter711/
Whaither711/
Weichter710/
Whiteare710/
Whiteher710/
Whettier710/
Whittire710/
Witherdt710/
Whietier710/
Whiteere710/
Wischter710/
Whittior710/
Vetter6749,269/
Better672,543/
Beiter672,271/
Buiter671,232/
Vister671,045/
Bither67652/
Baiter67453/
Weeter67430/
Boiter67361/
Wetere67356/
Vitier67223/
Wettre67177/
Vieter67154/
Wetterová67120/
Veiter67103/
Weiterová6737/
Voiter6736/
Bytter6733/
Uitert6728/
Bütter6722/
Viteur6722/
Vitger6719/
Wäster6719/
Vätter6718/
Wether6717/
Vitere6717/
Vaiter6714/
Wehter6713/
Huiter6713/
Bihter6711/
Weater677/
Whiteherd676/
Woyter676/
Wojter676/
Vytter676/
Wueter675/
Weuter675/
Whitre674/
Weterr674/
Weyter673/
Wetterova673/
Wayter672/
Bidter671/
Biteyr671/
Wedter671/
Whuter671/
Uister671/
Weteer671/
Weiterova671/
Wejter671/
Wajter671/
Wyhter671/
Bittir671/
Bittär671/
Bitear671/
Uetter670/
Whitheard670/
Whitir670/
Wheter670/
Whitehert670/
Wetier670/
Witthairt670/
Wuther670/

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