Whitter

See also: whitter

English

Etymology

English occupational surname for a whitewasher, caulker or bleacher, from Middle English whitere, an agent derivative of Old English hwītian (“to whiten”).

Proper noun

Whitter (plural Whitters)

1. A surname originating as an occupation.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Whitter is the 41038^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 531 individuals. Whitter is most common among White (49.53%) and Black/African American (42.0%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Whitter”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.