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Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage English
Other Forms FormsQuitter, Witter

Meaning & History

Occupational name for someone who painted structures white or a caulker or bleacher, from an agent derivative of Old English hwitian "to whiten", itself from hwit "white".
Added 5/28/2025 by DoingNothing247