Dewitt

See also: DeWitt, de Witt, and De Witt

English

Alternative forms

• DeWitt
• De Witt

Etymology

From Dutch de Witt. The verb sense alludes to the 17th-century assassination by lynching of Dutch politicians Cornelis de Witt and Johan de Witt.

Proper noun

Dewitt (plural Dewitts)

1. A surname from Dutch.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census (not recording the use of punctuation marks or capitals), DEWITT is the 1338^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 26348 individuals. DEWITT is most common among White (87.58%) individuals.

Verb

Dewitt (third-person singular simple present Dewitts, present participle Dewitting, simple past and past participle Dewitted)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To lynch.

Anagrams

• witted