Frequency: (135)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. Polish and Ukrainian: from a pet form of the personal names Witold or Wit (see Witek).
2. Ukrainian: from the personal name Vytko, a pet form of Vyktir, Ukrainian form of Victor.
GIVEN NAMES: Polish 5%. Stanislaw, Zbigniew.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
