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Whitter
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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)
- A surname originating as an occupation.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Whitter is the 41038th 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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