Witt is used as a family name or surname in Germany, England, Netherlands. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Witt
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Germany, England, Netherlands
Meaning:

The light-haired or light-complexioned man.

Is a variant of Wit. The white.

White, from complexion. Alwin Albus, otherwise Wit, occurs in Domesday, as also do Uuit and Luite. Anglo-Saxon hwit.

How popular is Witt?

Witt is common in United States, Germany, Brazil, England, Poland, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Sweden, Argentina, Netherlands, France, Austria, South Africa, Ecuador, Colombia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Chile.

Witt is ranked 5701 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Witt bearers increased by 0.69 per cent in 2010 US census to 31575 since 2000, the surname slipped by 90 spots and ranked at 1110. The last name was found in around 1 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.51 93.04
Black 3.23 3.29
Hispanic or Latino 2.47 1.59
Others 1.47 1.06
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.76 0.63
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.56 0.39
Witt is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Germany is ahead in terms of density. Around 99253 people have been found who wears Witt as their family name. Witt is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Witt:
974 United States44,048
168 Germany40,940
Countries with thousands of Witt:
2,747 Brazil2,910
3,450 England2,218
2,593 Poland2,170
2,451 Australia1,546
3,304 Canada1,516
Countries with hundreds of Witt:
532 Denmark980
2,779 Sweden289
15,343 Argentina233
13,351 Netherlands213
50,174 France200
7,032 Austria194
30,132 South Africa170
6,232 Ecuador156
6,132 Colombia134
6,651 New Zealand115
8,505 Switzerland115
5,602 Chile104
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
124,340 Thailand93
11,903 Israel82
16,633 Mexico79
3,964 Wales76
30,057 Spain69
12,446 Norway57
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
7,985 Scotland42
19,309 Hungary41
9,476 Uruguay36
5,096 Taiwan33
7,666 Singapore30
43,532 Czechia29
8,142 Ireland23
14,824 Dominican Republic23
5,239 Paraguay21
53,219 Belgium20
275,629 Russia20
103,776 Italy16
28,977 Finland12
9,838 Namibia12
26,891 Qatar12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
7,200 China10
3,802 Hong Kong9
36,884 United Arab Emirates9
10,839 Northern Ireland8
26,217 Estonia8
47,042 Japan8
44,411 Croatia6
863,365 India6
54,540 Niger6
548 Turks and Caicos Islands6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Dorothea Witt was 20 years old when she migrated to USA on June 28, 1852. She lived in Germany and took Oder from Hamburg. Barber Hans Witt, Merchant Carl Witt, Farmer Carl Witt, 38 years old Caroline Witt, 9 years old Charlotte Witt, Ed. Witt (14) Merchant, 7 years old Gustav Witt, 4 years old Julius Witt, and 2013 other Witt around 41.4% of whom were farmer while others worked as laborer and undefined code, joiner, miller, seaman, blacksmith, mechanic, baker, spinster, smith, daughter, mason, carpenter, shoemaker, servant, butcher, clerk, tinman, cigar maker, waiter, hatter, musician, locksmith, brewer, coachman, tailor, saddler, actor, shipping worker, tanner, cartwright, printer migrated to US.

Witt Namesakes

  • Otto Witt, Swedish author
  • Josef Witt, tenor
  • Friedrich Witt, German composer and cellist
  • Ulrich Witt, German economist and former Director of the Evolutionary Economics Group at the Max Planck Institute of Economics
  • Andries de Witt, was Grand Pensionary of Holland between 1619 and 1621
  • Sam Witt, American poet and tenured English professor
  • Jacob De Witt, Quebec businessman and political figure
  • Christian Friedrich Witt, German composer, music editor and teacher
  • Jacob de Witt, Quebec businessman and political figure
  • Carl Gustav Witt, German astronomer and discover of two asteroids
  • Simeon De Witt, was Geographer and Surveyor General of the Continental Army during the American Revolution and Surveyor General of the State of New York for the fifty years
  • Ernst Witt, German mathematician
  • Katarina Witt, retired German figure skater
  • James Lee Witt, former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Alicia Witt, American actress, singer-songwriter, and pianist
  • Johan de Witt, major figure in Dutch politics
  • Mike Witt, former professional baseball pitcher
  • Alexander Witt, Chilean-American filmmaker and cinematographer mostly
  • Cornelis de Witt, Dutch politician
  • Nathan Witt, American lawyer
  • Alex Witt, American television news journalist
  • Brendan Witt, ice hockey player
  • Fritz Witt, German SS commander during the Nazi era
  • Michael Witt, Australian former professional rugby league footballer
  • Paul Junger Witt, American film and television producer
  • Bobby Witt, former professional baseball pitcher
  • Marcos Witt, American Christian music singer and pastor
  • Joachim Witt, German musician and actor
  • Whitey Witt, American professional baseball outfielder
  • Alexander De Witt, 19th-century American politician
  • David M. De Witt, U.S. Representative from New York
  • Jacob H. De Witt, U.S. Representative from New York
  • Francis B. De Witt, U.S. Representative from Ohio
  • Howard Witt, American character actor and Chicago native

Witt Namesakes

  • Otto Witt, Swedish author
  • Josef Witt, tenor
  • Friedrich Witt, German composer and cellist
  • Ulrich Witt, German economist and former Director of the Evolutionary Economics Group at the Max Planck Institute of Economics
  • Andries de Witt, was Grand Pensionary of Holland between 1619 and 1621
  • Sam Witt, American poet and tenured English professor
  • Jacob De Witt, Quebec businessman and political figure
  • Christian Friedrich Witt, German composer, music editor and teacher
  • Jacob de Witt, Quebec businessman and political figure
  • Carl Gustav Witt, German astronomer and discover of two asteroids
  • Simeon De Witt, was Geographer and Surveyor General of the Continental Army during the American Revolution and Surveyor General of the State of New York for the fifty years
  • Ernst Witt, German mathematician
  • Katarina Witt, retired German figure skater
  • James Lee Witt, former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Alicia Witt, American actress, singer-songwriter, and pianist
  • Johan de Witt, major figure in Dutch politics
  • Mike Witt, former professional baseball pitcher
  • Alexander Witt, Chilean-American filmmaker and cinematographer mostly
  • Cornelis de Witt, Dutch politician
  • Nathan Witt, American lawyer
  • Alex Witt, American television news journalist
  • Brendan Witt, ice hockey player
  • Fritz Witt, German SS commander during the Nazi era
  • Michael Witt, Australian former professional rugby league footballer
  • Paul Junger Witt, American film and television producer
  • Bobby Witt, former professional baseball pitcher
  • Marcos Witt, American Christian music singer and pastor
  • Joachim Witt, German musician and actor
  • Whitey Witt, American professional baseball outfielder
  • Alexander De Witt, 19th-century American politician
  • David M. De Witt, U.S. Representative from New York
  • Jacob H. De Witt, U.S. Representative from New York
  • Francis B. De Witt, U.S. Representative from Ohio
  • Howard Witt, American character actor and Chicago native

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