The whitner Surname
whitner Name Meaning and History
- Possibly an Americanized form of German Wittner, a habitational name from any of several places named Witten (for example, on the Ruhr) or Wittenau (for example, near Berlin and in Silesia).
- Perhaps also an Americanized spelling of German Weissener (see Wisener).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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