Scottish: habitational name from Whithorn near Wigtown, named with
Old English hwit ‘white’ + ærn ‘house’. The
settlement is said to have been established in the 5th century by St.
Ninian, and named from the white stone church built by him.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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