Dewhitt

Dewhitt Meaning & Origin

About Dewhitt
The surname Dewhitt is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Hwit," meaning "white," and the word "denu," meaning "valley." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Dewhitt can be interpreted as "white valley." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who lived in or near a valley with white or pale-colored soil or vegetation.

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter
Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe Logo

Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe

Explore your ancestry and health insights with exclusive savings.

Save 15%-60% this holiday season

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Dewhitt is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Dewhitt: 126
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 133,863
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Dewhitt based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Dewhitt is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TT
🗽 NYSIIS
DA
🔊 Soundex
D030
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
D UW1 HH IH2 T
🌐 IPA
/dewhitt*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
D300

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Dewhitt in Braille

Here's how to represent Dewhitt in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Dewhitt in braille

How to sign the name Dewhitt using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Dewhitt using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Dewhitt in sign language

Numerology