Whitter Family History
Whitter Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Cheshire): occupational name for a whitewasher caulker or bleacher from Middle English whiter(e) an agent derivative of Old English hwītian ‘to whiten’. Corfe Castle (Dorset) was whitewashed outside and the many references to white buildings in surnames (e.g. Whitehouse and Whitchurch ) testify to the practice.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022