Witter
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Frequency: (1522)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. German: from a Germanic personal name, composed of the elements widu ‘wood’ + hari ‘army’.
2. North German: occupational name for a painter or plasterer, from Middle Low German witten ‘to make white’.
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Witter (surname)
Witter is a surname, and may refer to:
- Persons
- Cherie Witter (b. 1963), American model and actress; Playboy Playmate 1985
- Dean G. Witter (1887–1969), American businessman; founder of Dean Witter & Co.
- Jim Witter (b. 1964), Canadian country music and Christian music singer and songwriter
- Junior Witter (b. 1974), English professional boxer
- Karen Witter (b. 1961), American model and actress
- Lisa Witter (contemporary), author
- Rick Witter (b. 1972), English singer and songwriter
- Tony Witter (b. 1965), English professional football player
- Fictional characters
- Pacey Witter, character on the American television series Dawson’s Creek
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