Whitty Surname: Origin, Meaning & Coat of Arms

People named Whitty carry an English surname with a long history. In Elsdon Smith's reading, the name described “dweller at the white enclosure”.

• Whitty sounds close to Witt, so it can help to search both.
• Smith also lists Whitey.
• According to the 2010 US Census, the Whitty surname had 1,432 bearers.
• Landscape names of this kind told neighbours where a family's house stood.

Family crest and blazon

A coat of arms was granted to a particular family line, not to everyone named Whitty, so a shared surname is a clue rather than a claim to the arms. For the full story, order the Whitty surname pack.