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Wittams Family History

Wittams Surname Meaning

variant of Witham with post-medieval excrescent -s.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Wittams families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Wittams family name was found in the UK in 1891. In 1891 there were 2 Wittams families living in Essex. This was about 50% of all the recorded Wittams's in United Kingdom. Essex and 1 other county had the highest population of Wittams families in 1891.
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