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Witt Family History
Witt Genealogy & Family TreeWitt is an English name from Lincolnshire, England, where the family held a seat. It comes from the Anglo-Saxon surname White which referred to someone with a pale complexion or white hair. The earliest known ancestor--Thurcil Hwita--was recorded in 1038. Roots for this name can also be found in Germany and the Netherlands.
Other spellings include "Wytt," "Wicht," "Wyght," "Wythe," and "Witts." Notable people with the surname include American actress Alicia Witt (Two Weeks Notice, Cybill, Urban Legend), German Olympic athlete Katarina Witt (figure skating), and American producer Paul Junger Witt (The Golden Girls, Dead Poets Society, Beauty and the Beast). The first Witt to come to America was Jonathan Witt in Massachusetts in 1650.
Witt Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Jane Lewis Witt -- --, 1787 December 0, 1850 Virginia
- Jefferson Franklin Witt -- --, 1920 November 14, 1985 Alabama
- Clarence Robert J Witt -- --, 1929 January 21, 2005 Indiana
- Anna Witt -- --, 1640 October 23, 1688 Holstein
- Charles P Witt -- --, 1869 December 0, 1930 Kentucky
Witt Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Pauline J. Witt -- --, 1932 April 4, 1950
- Frederick H. Witt -- --, 1871 August 1, 1930
- August Witt -- --, 1860 March 23, 1929
- Abner Abney Witt -- --, 1785 Virginia
- Henry Gibson Witt -- --, 1893 Kentucky
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