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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
- Caroline Witt -- --, 1842 October 9, 1921
- Anna Louise Witt -- --, 1880 December 0, 1940 Illinois
- Cornelia Witt -- --, 1579 March 23, 1641 Zuid-Holland
- Cornelis Fransz Witt -- --, 1545 April 3, 1622
- John Edward Witt -- --, 1883 January 0, 1939 Ohio
Witt Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- William Asa Witt -- --, 1862 October 20, 1916 Virginia
- Jan Andries Witt -- --, 1569 September 15, 1625
- Maritje Tjerckse Witt -- --, 1680 December 0, 1733 New York Colony
- Jacob Cornelis Frans Witt -- --, 1589 January 10, 1674
- Heinrich Wilhelm Friedrich Paul Witt -- --, 1913 January 15, 1977 Texas
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