Wittering Family History

Wittering Surname Meaning

from Wittering (Northants) which is recorded as Witering Witeringa and Wythering from the 12th to 15th centuries or East and West Wittering (Sussex) recorded as Wihttringes in a 14th-century copy of a document from 68.

The Northants place-name means ‘the people of Wiðer’ from an Old English personal name *Wiðer + the Old English group-name suffix -ingas.

The Sussex place-name means ‘the people of Wihthere’ from the Old English personal name Wihthere + the Old English group-name suffix -ingas.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

Similar surnames: Kettering, Witting, Woltering, Wittekind, Pickering, Witter, Viering, Wittlin, Wittig, Ketterling

2K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
76	Military Records
61	Immigration Records
1K	Census and Voter Lists
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You can see how Wittering families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Wittering family name was found in the UK in 1891. In 1891 there were 36 Wittering families living in Northamptonshire. This was about 47% of all the recorded Wittering's in United Kingdom. Northamptonshire had the highest population of Wittering families in 1891.

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What did your Wittering ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Wittering.

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Unpaid domestic duties

84%

Domestic duties

Civil servant

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Wittering Surname Meaning

The Northants place-name means ‘the people of Wiðer’ from an Old English personal name *Wiðer + the Old English group-name suffix -ingas.

The Sussex place-name means ‘the people of Wihthere’ from the Old English personal name Wihthere + the Old English group-name suffix -ingas.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

Where is the Wittering family from?

What did your Wittering ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Wittering.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Unpaid domestic duties

84%

Domestic duties

Civil servant

What Wittering family records will you find?

What is the average Wittering lifespan?

Wittering Family History

Wittering Surname Meaning

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