The wightman Surname
wightman Name Meaning and History
- from an unattested Old English personal name Wihtmann meaning ‘elf man’.
- variant of Wight, with the addition of Middle English man ‘man’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
Learn the meaning and history of your first name
Share this page with friends and family
Search for wightman records
More resources for your wightman family history
Wightman message board
Threads: 111 - Messages: 384
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Wightmans in Scotland | Lilian Young | 3 |
| Michigan Wightmans |
 1stWesley
| 9 |
| Are you part of my family? | Beth Wightman | 2 |
| Wightman Ancestry Books |
Marjorie493
| 26 |
| Hannah Wightman & James Walworth |
PaulWalworth42
| 0 |
| WIGHTMAN Agnes Owen 1902-1985 |
t42RoseHill
| 0 |
| Joseph WIGHTMAN |
casofilia
| 0 |
| Obit for (Fanny) Susannah Wightman Emily b 28 Dec 1945 d 23 Aug 1894 |
| 0 |
| Mary Ann WIGHTMAN |
THEEWINDSONG
| 0 |
| JOHN WIGHTMAN | kathy Lavender | 1 |
Start your FREE family tree. Who will you discover?
A family tree is the easiest way to start discovering your family history. To begin, just enter whatever you know and we'll use that to try and find more information for you.
Begin your family tree with your name:
The wightman name in History
A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the wightman family name as far back in history as possible.
Member Connections
- Anonymously contact one of the Ancestry members researching the wightman last name.
- Search for Ancestry members researching one of your specific ancestors.
- Create or update your own Ancestry member profile so that other members can anonymously contact you.
More Tools and Resources
- Search Ancestry.com for all of your wightman ancestors.
- Create and publish your own family history book using Ancestry Press.
- Learn more about your family history using DNA Ancestry.
- Learn more about family history in the Ancestry Learning Center.
- Visit the Ancestry.com homepage.